Watermelon Honey Wheat Brew Session

Brew Session Info

9/1/2021
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Brewing for the Brewtoberfest Oct 9, 2021 event is back on after a COVID hiatus. Smooth brew day, volume about a quart heavy. I added a half ounce of mandarina bavaria hops with 5 min left in the boil for just a hint of citrus in the beer. I'll ferment at about 64 for a couple of days and then I'll add 2 quarts of fresh watermelon juice 3 days into fermentation and then gradually bring the temp up to 68 to finish. Bottled 09/27/21 with appoximately 3 ounces of natural watermelon extract and ended up with 63 bottles of a nice flavorful wheat beer, uncarbed the watermelon was noticeable but not overpowering. The beer finished nice and dry and will end up around 6.5 ABV. Looking forward to tasting after it's carbed.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

12.25 lb kg
75 °FC
149 °FC
2.84 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
5.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.1 gals/lb liters/kg
0 gals/lb liters/kg
0 °FC
0.25 gals liters
0 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

7.93 gals liters
9.68 gals liters
8.95 gals liters
154.06 °FC
154.06 °FC
7.72 gals liters
-1.02 gals liters
6.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
149.7 °FC
148.3 °FC
60 minutes

Boil

1.049 1.048 (estimated)
6.7 gallons liters 6.70 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.70 gallonsliters at 1.049 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.056.

You were planning on an OG of 1.056 so you are right on track. Nice job!

Fermentation

5.75 gallons liters 6.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.055 (1.056 predicted)
1.006 (1.011 predicted)

Conditioning

9/27/2021
10
dextrose
4.1 oz g

Tasting Notes (0)

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Recipe Facts

Watermelon Honey Wheat
American Wheat Beer
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.056 OG
  • 1.011 FG
  • 18.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.32 BG:GU
  • 5.5° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 187 per 12oz Calories
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