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Sour Base

134 calories 12.3 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Belknap Beerworks
Calories: 134 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Saturday August 29th 2020
1.041
1.008
4.4%
16.3
5.1
5.5
14.24
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Valley Malt - Vienna5 lb Vienna $ 1.00 / lb
$ 5.00 		37.3 4 50%
5 lb Valley Malt - Wheat5 lb Wheat $ 1.05 / lb
$ 5.25 		37.9 2.5 50%
10 lbs / $ 10.25
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer - German Hallertau1 oz German Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 60 min 16.25 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.99 / each
$ 3.99
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
$ 3.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.4 gal Strike 75 °F 140 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Batch Sparge 140 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 140 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.2 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sour Base" Berliner Weisse beer recipe by Belknap Beerworks. All Grain, ABV 4.36%, IBU 16.25, SRM 5.05, Fermentables: (Vienna, Wheat) Hops: (German Hallertau) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-08-29 15:15 UTC