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Sour Cherry Ale

261 calories 28.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gravity Driven Brewing
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 261 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 16th 2015
1.078
1.022
7.5%
34.4
10.0
5.4
145.15
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
560 oz US - Pale 2-Row560 oz Pale 2-Row $ 0.11 / oz
$ 61.60 		37 1.8 72.2%
112 oz Honey Malt112 oz Honey Malt $ 0.18 / oz
$ 20.16 		37 25 14.4%
5 lb Flaked Wheat5 lb Flaked Wheat $ 2.50 / lb
$ 12.50 		34 2 10.3%
24 oz Weyermann - Acidulated24 oz Acidulated $ 0.21 / oz
$ 5.04 		27 3.4 3.1%
776 oz / $ 99.30
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Amarillo3 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.7 First Wort 0 min 24.7 15.8%
8 oz Mandarina Bavaria8 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops $ 29.95 / lb
$ 14.98 		Pellet 8.5 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 9.7 42.1%
8 oz Mandarina Bavaria8 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops $ 29.95 / lb
$ 14.98 		Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop 3 days 42.1%
19 oz / $ 29.95
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 each sour cherries (canned) Flavor Secondary 4 days
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 7.95 / each
$ 15.90
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 394 B cells required
$ 15.90 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
27 8 15 39 6 0.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.1 gal Strike 163 °F 148 °F 30 min
Temperature -- 152 °F 30 min
8 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.66 gal (70.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.66 gal (22.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 22.07 gal (88.27 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.12 gal (32.48 qt) and adding 10.07 gal (40.27 qt) sparge/top-off. 18.19 72.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 18.19 72.8  
Mash volume with grains 22.07 88.3  
Grain absorption losses -6.06 -24.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.79 g | 23.2 qt) 6.13 24.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.66 g | 70.7 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 16.05 g | 64.2 qt) 17 68  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 16.7 g | 66.8 qt) 15.75 63  
Total: 24.31 97.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sour Cherry Ale" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Gravity Driven Brewing. All Grain, ABV 7.45%, IBU 34.4, SRM 10.02, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Honey Malt, Flaked Wheat, Acidulated) Hops: (Amarillo, Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (sour cherries (canned), Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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