Allagash Recipe -- Beer Batch Size

[nrmangino7]

Hey Everyone! I am new to the website here but I have brewing off and on for 3-4 years, I have a question on a recipe i found here on home brew forums.

It calls for the following

Boil
6.6 lbs. 40% wheat/ 60% barley liquid malt extract or:
3.3 lbs. light/pilsner malt extract and 3.3 lbs 100% wheat malt extract (75 minutes)
3/4 oz. Tettnanger (60 minutes)
3/4 oz. Saaz (60 minutes)
1/4 oz. Saaz (flameout)
1/4 oz crushed coriander (flameout)
1/4 oz bitter orange peel (flameout)
1 pinch "secret spice" (flameout)
"secret spice" (anise, cinnamon, vanilla, pepper, or ginger) your choice
Wyeast 3944...ferment at 70 degrees

The only thing that is throwing me on this recipe is that it does not specify what the batch size is. I usually brew an extract recipe with a 2.5 gallon wort and add water up to 5 gallons.

Can anyone tell by the recipe if it is geared for 5 gallon yield or 6.5? I bought all my ingredients and I am getting ready to brew.

Any guidance on the final yield size would be great!

 

[Kaz]

Plugging those numbers into Beersmith, at 6.0 gallons, you'll have a 1.048 O.G. with an IBU of 26.7 (using the standard AA% in Beersmith) I would say that recipe is for a 6 gallon batch, I would check the AA% of your hops, that seems like a lot of hops for a Witbier and if yours are exceptionally high, it could come out over the top hoppy. Going to 5 gallons makes it a 1.058 OG which is high for a wit, but it may explain the extra hops? I guess I really didn't answer your question...I would go with 6 gallons if it were me. HTH