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Berliner or Bust

127 calories 11.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 20 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 26th 2016
1.039
1.007
4.1%
3.7
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.75 lb German - Pilsner4.75 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 65.5%
2.50 lb American - Red Wheat2.5 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 34.5%
7.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 5 min 3.73 100%
0.50 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:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 65 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.5 gal 2.71 gal in to yeild 1.27 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
4 gal 4. sparge to yeild 4. gal Sparge -- 156 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.72 10.9  
Mash volume with grains 3.3 13.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.91 -3.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.96 g | 15.8 qt) 3.94 15.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.52 g | 22.1 qt) 5.5 22  
Boil off losses -0.5 -2  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 6.66 26.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Berliner or Bust" Fruit Beer recipe by lainhart83. All Grain, ABV 4.08%, IBU 3.73, SRM 3, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Red Wheat) Hops: (Amarillo)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-02-03 13:46 UTC