Red-Headed Stepchild Brew Session

Brew Session Info

8/2/2015
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Used 3 Cara Cara oranges for juice and zest. Lighter red than Blood Oranges and leans toward cranberry flavor instead of raspberry. Cara Caras are sweet and low in acidity (and available in August).

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

10.5 lb kg
70 °FC
153 °FC
1.75 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
5.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

8.89 gals liters
5.43 gals liters
4.84 gals liters
162.00 °FC
162.00 °FC
3.26 gals liters
4.05 gals liters
7.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
154 °FC
152 °FC
60 minutes

Boil

1.044 (estimated)
gallons liters 7.20 (gallonsliters estimated)
minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 7.20 gallonsliters at 1.044 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.050.

You wanted an OG of 1.051. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.051 (1.051 predicted)
1.013 (1.013 predicted)

Conditioning

8/18/2015
20
PSI

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Recipe Facts

Red-Headed Stepchild
American Wheat Beer
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.051 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 24.8 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.49 BG:GU
  • 6.8° SRM Color
  • 69% Efficiency
  • 4.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 169 per 12oz Calories
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