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American Wheat Ale - Crowd edition - 120L

Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 120 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 127.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 124.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Modern Times
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 140 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 330ml)
URL: https://github.com/jpbarrette/beer-brewing/tree/master/macgyvers-island

Created: Saturday April 18th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

23.2

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

5.7

Cost €

95.19

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
13 kg	Weyermann - Pale Wheat13 kg Pale Wheat	1.00 € / kg 13.00 €	36	2	53.1%
8.50 kg	schuema - Pils8.5 kg Pils	0.80 € / kg 6.80 €	35	1.69	34.7%
2 kg	Weyermann - CaraRed2 kg CaraRed	2.40 € / kg 4.80 €	35	19.3	8.2%
1 kg	Rice Hulls1 kg Rice Hulls	1.00 € / kg 1.00 €	0	0	4.1%
24.50 kg / 25.60 €

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
275 g	Citra275 g Citra Hops	35.00 € / kg 9.63 €	Pellet	11	Hop Stand at 80 °C	30 min	7.56	19%
275 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe275 g Simcoe Hops	35.00 € / kg 9.63 €	Pellet	13.6	Hop Stand	30 min	15.59	19%
550 g	Citra (11 AA)550 g Citra (11 AA) Hops	35.00 € / kg 19.25 €	Pellet	11	Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 80 °C	3 days		37.9%
350 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe350 g Simcoe Hops	35.00 € / kg 12.25 €	Pellet	13.6	Dry Hop (High Krausen)	3 days		24.1%
1,450 g / 50.75 €

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
275 g	Citra (Pellet) 275 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	35.00 € / kg 9.63 €	7.56	19%
625 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe (Pellet) 625 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	35.00 € / kg 21.88 €	15.59	43.1%
550 g	Citra (11 AA) (Pellet) 550 g Citra (11 AA) (Pellet) Hops	35.00 € / kg 19.25 €		37.9%
1,450 g / 50.75 €

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
64.6 L	Strike	69 °C	67 °C	60 min
87.7 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 12 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
27.69 g	Ascorbic Acid	Water Agt	Mash
9.69 g	Canning Salt	Water Agt	Mash
10.98 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash
22.62 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash
27.69 g	Ascorbic Acid	Water Agt	Sparge
14.95 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge
14.58 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge
13.20 g	Canning Salt	Water Agt	Sparge

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	5.54 Each	Cost:	3.40 € / each 18.84 €
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	15 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 686 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.7 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
122	22	26	150	101	0
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Notes

Used "dip hopping" for the "hop stand" hop. Didn't control temperature, might had less than 10 liters.
Bad crush (was too coarse)
Mash was almost too much for the kettle. Wasn't comfortable

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Last Updated: 2026-05-06 15:09 UTC
Snapshot Created: 2026-04-18 06:01 UTC
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Final Yield

	Cost €	Cost %
Fermentables	€
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	€
Hops	€
Yeast	€
Other	€
Cost Per Barrel	€ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	€ 0.00
Total Cost	€ 0.00

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