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Half and Half

182 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 29th 2017
1.056
1.007
6.4%
6.1
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb German - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 27.2%
6 lb German - Pale Wheat6 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 23.3%
4.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 17.5%
3.50 lb German - Vienna3.5 lb Vienna 37 4 13.6%
2.50 lb Flaked Wheat2.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 9.7%
1.25 lb Flaked Oats1.25 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 4.9%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.9%
25.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Medusa2 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 15 min 6.14 100%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
The Yeast Bay - Mélange - Sour Blend
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
Med/Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
44 qt -- -- 150 °F 20 min
44 qt Temp dropped to 148/9 and maintained -- -- 148 °F 40 min
16.5 qt Sparge -- 175 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.58 gal (50.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.57 gal (2.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13 gal (52.02 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.94 gal (39.76 qt) and adding 1 gal (4.02 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.94 43.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 10.94 43.8  
Mash volume with grains 13 52  
Grain absorption losses -3.22 -12.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.1 g | 20.4 qt) 5.03 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.58 g | 50.3 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1 -4  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 11.5 46  
Going into fermentor 11.5 46  
Total: 15.97 63.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Efficiency has been unusually low even with hitting correct mash temperatures, starting to suspect the malts from my home brew shop have low modification.
Batch efficiency = 52%

6.5 gallons pitched with house culture dreggs
5 gallons pitched with The Yeast Bay melange blend

NOTE: 25.75 lbs of grain absorbed slightly more than 3 gallons

NOTE: Abv = 7.2% -- beer will finish around 1.003 +/-.002


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