American Pale Wheat with Lemon Zest Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 7/10/2016

Notes (Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Used well water from Coconino aquifer! Also used rice hulls which are not really needed for BIAB but perhaps it keeps the mash from compacting too much and allows better water circulation...

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

9.5 lb kg

Grain Temp

80 °FC

Target Mash Temp

150 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.25 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

60 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

Grain Absorption

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg

Sparge Grain Absorption

0.01 gals/lb liters/kg

HLT-MT Heat Loss

°FC

Mash Tun Loss

0.25 gals liters

Brew Kettle Trub Loss

0.5 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

8.22 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

3.73 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

3.22 gals liters

HLT Temperature

160.33 °FC

Strike Temperature

160.33 °FC

1st Runnings

1.80 gals liters

Sparge Volume

5.00 gals liters

Total Runoff

6.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

Mash Start Temp

152 °FC

Mash End Temp

150 °FC

Mash Time

60 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.035 1.035 (estimated)

Boil Volume

6.5 gallons liters 6.70 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

5.8 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.035 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.040.

You wanted an OG of 1.041. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

5.3 gallons liters 5.40 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.038 (1.041 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.006 (1.008 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

7/31/2016

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

table sugar

Priming Sugar Amount

6 oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

Tasted on 7/15/2016 by triwaves

Notes:

On 7/15 transfer to secondary ; OG=1.007/1.008 ; straw color, cloudy, tasted a bit bitter, no real hop aroma

Tasted on 7/15/2016 by triwaves

Notes:

Added 0.75 oz (approx. 2 lemons) zest

Recipe Facts

American Pale Wheat with Lemon Zest

American Wheat Beer

5.40 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.041 OG
1.008 FG
28.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.70 BG:GU
2.1° SRM Color
65% Efficiency
4.3% ABV Alcohol
134 per 12oz Calories

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