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Sour Blonde

193 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.78 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Benjamin Stange
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 193 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 2nd 2024
1.059
1.011
6.2%
15.4
4.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 52.2%
5 lb German - Wheat Malt5 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 43.5%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Domestic Hallertau0.75 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 5 Boil 90 min 15.39 100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
Wyeast - Belgian Lambic Blend 3278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
63 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Springfield Mo Fullbright Station
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.65 g | 18.6 qt) 4.16 16.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.28 g | 29.1 qt) 6.78 27.1  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.47 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This beer is a way to make a sour beer while reducing contact with your equipment somewhat. Pitch the US-05 into primary, and then let it ferment out. Then, rack to secondary and add the lambic yeast. The wild yeast will pick up where the ale yeast left off, chewing some of the longer starch chains up and turning the beer sour, but not as sour as a straight lambic. It's more of a "Tart Blonde" than a sour one.

Once in secondary, feel free to let it sit for 6 months or longer. The longer it ages, the more tart it will become (to a point).

Also, a good variation on this is to add 5 pounds of fruit to secondary when you add the lambic yeast and it will really sour and also make some extraordinary sour beer. I prefer tart cherries if you can get them.

After about 6 months, I prime with some corn sugar and bottle it, and then it will continue to mature in the bottle for some time.

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  • Last Updated: 2024-02-02 14:22 UTC