2004-06-23 Weizenbock

A ProMash Brewing Session Report

Brewing Date: Wednesday June 23, 2004
Head Brewer: Michael Wolf
Asst Brewer:   
Recipe: Weizenbock #1


BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
17-D Wheat Beer, Weizenbock

Min OG: 1.066 Max OG: 1.080   
Min IBU: 15 Max IBU: 30   
Min Clr: 7 Max Clr: 25  Color in SRM, Lovibond


Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 6.50 Wort Size (Gal): 6.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 19.30      
Anticipated OG: 1.080 Plato: 19.41
Anticipated SRM: 19.9        
Anticipated IBU: 16.1      
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72  %   
Wort Boil Time: 90  Minutes   

Actual OG: 1.064 Plato: 15.67   
Actual FG: 1.011 Plato: 2.81   
Alc by Weight: 5.48 by Volume: 7.00 From Measured Gravities.
ADF: 82.0 RDF: 68.3 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 66 %
Anticipated Points From Mash: 80.35
Actual Points From Mash: 73.65


Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour

Raw Pre-Boil Amounts - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:

Pre-Boil Wort Size: 8.39 Gal      
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.062 SG 15.27 Plato

With sparge water, mash water, additional infusions, vessel losses, top-up
water and evaporation rate recorded in the Water Needed Calculator:

Water Needed Pre-Boil Wort Size: 9.42 Gal      
Water Needed Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.055 SG 13.67 Plato


Formulas Used
Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
41.5 8.00 lbs.  Pilsener Germany 1.038 2
41.5 8.00 lbs.  Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
5.4 1.05 lbs.  Aromatic Malt 21.6L Belgium 1.036 22
5.3 1.02 lbs.  Caramel Wheat Malt Germany 1.038 66
5.1 0.98 lbs.  CaraMunich Malt 48 Belgium 1.033 48
1.3 0.25 lbs.  Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.034 475

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
0.75 oz.  Hallertauer Mittelfruh Pellet 4.50 11.1 60 min
0.50 oz.  Hallertauer Mittelfruh Pellet 4.50 3.8 30 min
0.50 oz.  Hallertauer Mittelfruh Pellet 4.50 1.2 5 min


Extras
Amount Name Type Time
32.00 Oz  Rice Hulls Other 0 Days(boil)


Yeast
White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale


Mash Schedule
Mash Name:    Protein + Maltose + Saccharification
Total Grain Lbs: 19.30   
Total Water Qts: 19.25 Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 4.81 Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.40   
Grain Temp: 70.00 F   


Step Name
Step
Time
Rest
Time
Start
Temp
Stop
Temp
Heat
Type
Infuse
Temp
Infuse
Amount
Infuse
Ratio
Saccharification R 10 90 154 148 Infuse 183 19.25 1.00
Mash Out 5 10 170 170 Infuse 210 12.71 1.66

Total Water Qts: 31.96 After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 7.99 After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal: 9.53 After Additional Infusions

Runnings Stopped At: 1.010 SG 2.56 Plato

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
All infusion amounts are in Quarts.
All infusion ratios are Quarts/Lbs.




Water Needed For Brewing Session
Sparge Amount: 4.75 Sparge Deadspace: 0.75 Total Into Mash: 4.00
Total Grain Lbs: 19.30 Qts Per Lbs: 1.66 Total From Mash: 5.67
      Mash Gallons: 7.99      
      Grain Absorption: 2.32      
Amount Lost in Lauter Tun Deadspace, Grant and Misc. to Kettle: 0.25
     
Top Up Water Added to Kettle: 0.00
Amount into Kettle: 9.42
     
Boil Time (min): 90
Evaporation Rate: 15.00
Amount after Boil: 7.30
     
Left in Kettle Deadspace: 0.25
Left in Hopback: 0.00
Left in Counterflow Chiller: 0.25
Left in Other Equipment / Other Absorption: 0.00
     
Amount to Chillers: 6.80
Amount After Cooling (4 perc.): 6.53

Grain absorption rate is: 0.12 (Gallons Per Lbs)
Evaporation rate is Percent per Hour
This formulation will yield 6.53 gallons of fermentable wort.
You will need 12.74 gallons of water for the complete brewing session.


Efficiency Specifics
Recipe Efficiency Setting: 72 %

With sparge water, mash water, additional infusions, vessel losses, top-up
water and evaporation rate recorded in the Water Needed Calculator:

Target Volume (Gal): 9.42      
Estimated OG: 1.055 Plato: 13.67

Raw Pre-Boil Targets - only targeted volume/gravity and evaporation
rate taken into account:
Target Volume (Gal): 8.39      
Estimated OG: 1.062 Plato: 15.27

Post-Boil Targets:
Target Volume (Gal): 6.50      
Estimated OG: 1.080 Plato: 19.41

Recorded Actuals - Measurement Taken In Ferementer:
Recorded Volume (Gal): 7.00      
+Losses (Gal): 0.48      
Total Volume (Gal): 7.48      
Recorded OG: 1.064 Plato: 15.67

At 100 percent extraction from the maximum mash potential:
Total Points: 111.60
Points From Mash: 111.60
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

With the recipe efficiency setting, you should have achieved:
Total Points: 80.35
Points From Mash: 80.35
Points From Extract/Sugar: 0.00

Actuals achieved were:
Actual Points From Mash: 73.65
Actual Mash System Efficiency: 66 %


Fermentation Specifics
Pitched From: Starter
Amount Pitched: 900 mL
Lag Time: 0.00 hours

Primary Fermenter: Glass
Primary Type: Closed
Days In Primary: 0
Primary Temperature: 66 degrees F

Original Gravity: 1.064 SG 15.67 Plato
Finishing Gravity: 1.011 SG 2.81 Plato





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