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Hefeweizen

197 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.79 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 15th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Weyermann - Pale Wheat6.5 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 54.2%
5 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner5 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 41.7%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 4.2%
12 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer - German Tettnang1 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 17.93 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.31 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
4.84 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - SafAle W-68
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 79 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 103 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.08 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.58 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
42 3 13 68 50 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Hefeweizen" Weissbier beer recipe by Brewer #457995. All Grain, ABV 6.42%, IBU 17.93, SRM 5.59, Fermentables: (Pale Wheat, Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Melanoidin) Hops: (German Tettnang) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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