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American Dark Wheat

Name: American Dark Wheat
Prep time: 125 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 200 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 3.3 lb Red Wheat; 4 lb Pale 2-Row; 13 oz Melanoidin; 16 oz Flaked Wheat; 18 oz Pale Chocolate; 20 g Perle Hops; 10 g Fuggles Hops; 7 g Fuggles Hops; 7 g Perle Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: /homebrew/recipe/view/3381/american-dark-wheat
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday September 26th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

23.3

SRM (morey):

23.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.30 lb	American - Red Wheat3.3 lb Red Wheat	38	2.5	32.2%
4 lb	US - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	39.1%
13 oz	German - Melanoidin13 oz Melanoidin	37	25	7.9%
16 oz	Flaked Wheat16 oz Flaked Wheat	34	2	9.8%
18 oz	Bairds - Pale Chocolate18 oz Pale Chocolate	33	207	11%
163.80 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Perle20 g Perle Hops	Pellet	6.4	Boil	60 min	17.77	45.5%
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	15 min	3.37	22.7%
7 g	Fuggles7 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	5 min	0.95	15.9%
7 g	Perle7 g Perle Hops	Pellet	6.4	Boil	5 min	1.24	15.9%
44 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.2 gal	Mash	Infusion	--	156 °F	60 min
	Mash	Temperature	--	150 °F	60 min
2 qt		Sparge	--	170 °F	5 min

Yeast

Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3056

Amount:	1.25 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	64 - 74 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 183 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

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Cost for

Gallons

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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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
27 g	Perle (Pellet) 27 g Perle (Pellet) Hops	19.01	61.4%
17 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 17 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	4.32	38.6%
44 g / $ 0.00

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American Dark Wheat

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