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Ghetto Kriek (Sour Cherry Pseudo-Lambic)

Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Robert Neal
Calories: 202 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday July 11th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

7.0%

IBU (tinseth):

24.9

SRM (morey):

4.4

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

78.27

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner8 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	$ 3.00 / lb $ 24.00	36.3	1.9	55.2%
5 lb	Weyermann - Pale Wheat5 lb Pale Wheat	$ 3.00 / lb $ 15.00	36	2	34.5%
8 oz	Weyermann - Acidulated8 oz Acidulated	$ 3.00 / lb $ 1.50	27	3.4	3.4%
1 lb	Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls	$ 2.50 / lb $ 2.50	0	0	6.9%
14.50 lbs / $ 43.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	11	Dry Hop	3 days		25%
0.50 oz	Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	14.25	Dry Hop	3 days		25%
0.50 oz	Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	11	Boil	20 min	10.86	25%
0.50 oz	Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	14.25	Boil	20 min	14.07	25%
2 oz / $ 6.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Citra (Pellet)	$ 3.00 / oz $ 3.00	10.86	50%
1 oz	Galaxy (Pellet)	$ 3.00 / oz $ 3.00	14.07	50%
2 oz / $ 6.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10.87 gal	dough-in	Strike	102 °F	100 °F	--
6.5 gal	acid rest + decoction	Steeping	110 °F	110 °F	20 min
6.5 gal	beta + decoction	Steeping	--	144 °F	20 min
6.5 gal	sach. + decoction	Steeping	--	152 °F	20 min
6.5 gal	alpha + decoction	Steeping	--	158 °F	10 min
168 gal	sparge	Sparge	--	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.04 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 69 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3.60 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.36	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.70 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.17	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.70 g	Sea salt	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.07	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.70 g	Gypsum	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.17	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.50 / each $ 0.50	Fining	Boil	5 min.
6 lb	Sour Cherries	$ 3.00 / lb $ 18.00	Flavor	Primary	7 days
$ 19.27

Yeast

White Labs - Saccharomyces "Bruxellensis" Trois WLP644

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 10.00 / each $ 10.00
Attenuation (avg):	85%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	70 - 85 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	85 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 111 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

30 minute boil. Start with 7.0 gallons (not 7.5).

ferment in anvil foundry at 85F for 7 days.

add cherries at end of 7 days and rack to secondary.

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Last Updated: 2022-07-12 01:18 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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