I think you'll be fine. Out of curiosity would you mind sharing your recipe?
No problem...just an fyi, this is the first all grain recipe I have designed myself...everything from the water to the recipe...I will find out soon enough how it turned out...let me know what you think please...all input is welcome
Recipe: American Orange Wheat 2
Brewer: Fred
Asst Brewer: Tim
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.08 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.26 gal
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 4.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 85.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 5.0 %
4 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 40.0 %
3 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 37.5 %
1 lbs Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 4 10.0 %
12.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5 7.5 %
0.40 oz Magnum [13.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 17.4 IBUs
0.40 oz Citra [14.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 3.6 IBUs
5.00 Items Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 8 -
0.50 oz Citra [14.10 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Wheat Ale (Wyeast Labs #1010) [ Yeast 10 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.50 qt of water at 163.9 F 153.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.49gal, 3.66gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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zest 5 large oranges being carful not to get white beneath peel. Also, juice from one large orange into boil at same time as zest. After fermentation is complete cold crash for 3 days then keg.
I used 100% distilled water and added gypsum, epsom salt and calcium chloride to the water in order to create a soft, balanced water with low Residual Alkalinity