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wfowlks

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So I am looking for a nice hefeweizen recipe to make an all grain batch. And I was on my LHBS's site, and they had a recipe from a local brewery. And I've had it before and it tastes good.

13 degrees:
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/MarylandHomeBrewInc/store/content/13DegreesAG.pdf

So I go to put it in beer smith and its telling me that the estimated ABV is 2.7, with the amount of grains.

Am I putting it in wrong? Or is it the recipe, Here is what I have:

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10.04 gal Deer Park (R), Bottled Water Water 1 -
5 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 58.8 %
3 lbs 13.6 oz Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 41.2 %
0.90 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 9.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP300) [35.49 ml] Yeast 5 -

Can someone else check this for me to make sure i'm not completely off my rocker.
 
My guess is that it is a 5.5 gallon recipe. The program is calculating it at a 10gallon that is why your abv is so low.
 
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