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Watermelon Sour

153 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Gueuze
Boil Time: 10 min
Batch Size: 35 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 36 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 16th 2020
11.6 °P
2.3 °P
5.0%
5.4
3.2
5.7
51.02
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
28 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat28 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat $ 0.62 / lb
$ 17.36 		36 2 49.1%
28 lb Great Western - Search...28 lb Search... $ 0.72 / lb
$ 20.16 		37 1.8 49.1%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 1.8%
57 lbs / $ 37.52
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Galena2 oz Galena Hops $ 6.75 / oz
$ 13.50 		Pellet 13 Boil 10 min 5.36 100%
2 oz / $ 13.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Corriander Spice Boil 10 min.
4 oz sea salt Spice Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Bootleg Biology - oslo
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 98 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
80 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 538 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 3.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lakewood Ranch Florida 34202
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
28 12 18 20 32 32
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 gal Strike 148 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 35.33 gal (141.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 23.33 gal (93.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 29.5 gal (117.99 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.44 gal (29.76 qt) and adding 17.5 gal (69.99 qt) sparge/top-off. 24.94 99.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 24.94 99.8  
Mash volume with grains 29.5 118  
Grain absorption losses -7.13 -28.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.76 g | 71.1 qt) 19.94 79.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.33 g | 141.3 qt) 37.5 150  
Boil off losses -0.25 -1  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 35 g | 140 qt) 36 144  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 36 g | 144 qt) 35 140  
Total: 44.88 179.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Kettle sour with good belly to 3.4-3.2ph

Boil for 10 min

Pitch oslo

add 0.5gal of watermelon puree during day 2 of fermentation

Watermelon extract at kegging by taste

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  • Last Updated: 2020-06-16 19:55 UTC