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Saison Citra - Crowd and Big Edition

Created: Thursday April 3rd 2025
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149 calories 13.3 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 110 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 125.35 liters
Post Boil Size: 113.2 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 149 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 330ml)
1.049
1.009
5.2%
20.2
3.6
5.8
59.30
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 kg Castle Malting - Chateau Pilsen Malt13 kg Chateau Pilsen Malt 1.00 € / kg
13.00 € 		37 2 59.1%
8 kg Weyermann - Pale Wheat8 kg Pale Wheat 1.80 € / kg
14.40 € 		36 2 36.4%
1 kg Munich1 kg Munich 2.40 € / kg
2.40 € 		37 6 4.5%
22 kg / 29.80 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Citra30 g Citra Hops 50.00 € / kg
1.50 € 		Pellet 11 Boil 90 min 8.15 11.1%
240 g Citra240 g Citra Hops 50.00 € / kg
12.00 € 		Pellet 11 Whirlpool 15 min 12 88.9%
270 g / 13.50 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4.60 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
18.40 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
15 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
6.40 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
5.60 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
13.30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
20 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
- Lallemand - Lallemand Farmhouse Hybrid
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
4.00 € / each
16.00 €
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 468 B cells required
16.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Saint-Jorioz
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 25 50 50 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
65 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
80 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 119.9 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 74.5 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 76.12 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 30.88 L and adding 30.72 L sparge/top-off. 61.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 61.6
Mash volume with grains 76.1
Grain absorption losses -22
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 81.2 L) 86.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 119.9 L) 125.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 111.2 L) 113.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 112 L) 110
Total: 148.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

lactic acid is 80%

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