Brewday: February 6, 2010 - Aver Hefeweizen

Summary

Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]: 12.00 Original Gravity[SG]:1.056
Mash Efficiency [%]: 75.00% Bitterness[IBU]:10.00
Colour [SRM(EBC)]:3.41(6.71)

Mash

Mash water volume [ltr (gal)]:11.45 (3.03) Mash tun volume required[ltr (gal)]:18.08 (4.78)
Total Mash Grain Weight [gms (lbs)]:3818.18 (8.42)

Grains:

Type Weight [gms (lbs)] Actual Weight
Pilsner Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) 1555.55 (3.43)                     
Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) 2262.63 (4.99)                     
   
   

Mash Schedule:

Name Method Step temp
[C (F)]
Step time
[minutes]
Addition amount
[ltr (gal)]
Addition temp
[C (F)]
Liquor/grist ratio
[ltr/kg]
Sacchrification Infusion 67.00 (152.60) 60 11.45 (3.03) 73.29 (163.92) 3.00
Thick Decoction 1/3 Decoction 67.00 (152.60) 10 0.00 (0.00) 100.00 (212.00) 3.00
Heat Decoction Direct 70.00 (158.00) 10
Heat Decoction Direct 100.00 (212.00) 30

Mash gravity @ 100% conversion [SG]:1.055

Test ph

Observed ph:
pH adjustments:


Sparge

Minimum required efficiency:75.00 % Max expected efficiency82.35 %

Sparge No Water addition [l]Expected recovered volume [l]Required gravityMax expected gravity
1 4.06 9.00 62.97 75.11
     
2 9.00 9.00 26.45 31.55
     
Combined 13.06 18.00 44.71 53.33
     

Assumed constants:

Absorbtion [l/kg]:1.3 Grain displacement [l/kg]:0.67

Preboil Values:

Preboil wort volume [ltr (gal)]:18.00 (4.76) @ mash out temp.18.43 (4.87)
Preboil gravity [SG]:1.045

Boil

Hops:

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth
Type AA(%) IBU Weight [gms (oz)] Actual Weight Time(minutes)
Hallertau Hersbrucker 2.30% 10.00 40.34 (1.42)             30.00


Postboil Values:

Evaporation [ltr (gal)]:4.00 (1.06)
Postboil wort volume [ltr (gal)]:15.56 (4.11)@ boiling temp.16.20 (4.28)
Postboil target gravity [SG]:1.056mash items only1.056
Boiler loses [ltr (gal)]:2.00 (0.53)

Yeast Pitching

Type Min Temp[C (F)] Max Temp[C (F)]
Bavarian Wheat - Wyeast 3638 18.00 (64.40) 24.00 (75.20)

Estimated required yeast cells (billion): 126.46

Dried yeast (gm): 6.73
 
No of liquid yeast(Wyeast/Whitelabs) packs: 1.35(Assumes 94% viability)
 
Approximate amount of solid slurry (ml):
One hour settling 179.37(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
One day settling 89.69(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
Longer than 1 week settling 46.84(Assumes 25% trub and 80% viability)

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