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American Sour

195 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 29th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row5 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 50%
3 lb American - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 30%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 10%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Acidulated0.5 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 5%
0.50 lb Raw Honey0.5 lb Raw Honey 68.5 20 5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Boil at 170 °F 60 min 26.98 25%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Hop Stand at 180 °F 30 min 3.95 25%
1 oz Galaxy1 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Dry Hop 60 days 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Rice Hulls Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
68 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 140 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.75 gal Strike 159 °F 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 62 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 4.75 19  
Mash volume with grains 5.51 22  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.19 g | 12.8 qt) 3.15 12.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.02 g | 20.1 qt) 5.5 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.48 g | 21.9 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.9 31.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mashed in at 149f.

Add honey at beginning of 30 minute hop stand. 170f.

Ferment at 75f.

After 6 days: gravity 1.009. Added 1oz of Galaxy hops.

When fermentation is done:
Dry hop: 1 day at fermentation temp., 1 day at room temperature, move to 50f for 1 day and bottle.

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