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BIGHEAD SOUR ALE

130 calories 11.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday December 26th 2018
1.043
1.008
4.6%
24.7
3.4
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 kg German - Bohemian Pilsner2.5 kg Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 60.2%
1.50 kg German - Wheat Malt1.5 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 36.1%
0.15 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.15 kg Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.6%
4.15 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
17 g Hallertau Blanc17 g Hallertau Blanc Hops Leaf/Whole 10 Whirlpool at 95 °C 15 min 8.1 32.7%
25 g Mosaic25 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool at 95 °C 15 min 14.88 48.1%
10 g Saaz10 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool at 95 °C 15 min 1.67 19.2%
52 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 kg Red Currants Flavor Primary 21 days
150 ml Lemon Juice Flavor Bottling 0 min.
15 g Table Salt Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23 L Temperature -- 55 °C 10 min
Temperature -- 67 °C 60 min
Temperature -- 72 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12.5
Mash volume with grains 15.2
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.7 L) 21.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.1 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -2.9
Post boil Volume 21.3
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 33.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BIGHEAD SOUR ALE" Berliner Weisse beer recipe by Brewer #179606. All Grain, ABV 4.62%, IBU 24.65, SRM 3.37, Fermentables: (Bohemian Pilsner, Wheat Malt, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic, Saaz) Other: (Red Currants, Lemon Juice, Table Salt, Gypsum)
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