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Honest John's Wheat

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 7th 2025
1.045
1.011
4.4%
22.1
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Briess - DME Bavarian Wheat4 lb DME Bavarian Wheat 44.6 3 80%
1 lb Briess - DME Pale Ale1 lb DME Pale Ale 45 6 20%
5 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 12.5 33.3%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 15 min 9.62 66.7%
1.50 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Hefeweizen Ale I OYL-021
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 212 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dme       Amount: 7.2 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Honest John's Wheat" Weissbier beer recipe by Brewer #466059. Partial Mash, ABV 4.4%, IBU 22.12, SRM 3.59, Fermentables: (DME Bavarian Wheat, DME Pale Ale) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Tettnanger) Other: (Gypsum, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-12-07 01:15 UTC
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