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Wild Gourd Ale

177 calories 11.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Amapola Ales
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 18th 2015
1.055
1.004
6.8%
4.6
10.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 90.4%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 9%
1 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 0.6%
11.06 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 7 min 4.55 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal slides to 149 after 30 min Infusion -- 152 °F 30 min
0.5 qt pumpkin with rice husks Infusion -- 150 °F 30 min
8 qt 8 qt decoction to boil Decoction -- 160 °F 5 min
5 gal sparge Sparge -- 180 °F 42 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 oz Pumkin mash Flavor Mash 30 min.
16 oz rice husk Other Mash 30 min.
32 oz acorn squash Flavor Boil 20 min.
2 tsp pumpkin spice Spice Boil 10 min.
1 each wirfloc tab Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
92%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 353 B cells required
Brettanomyces Brux
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 353 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Wild Gourd Ale" Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer recipe by Amapola Ales. All Grain, ABV 6.75%, IBU 4.55, SRM 10.77, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 80L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Pumkin mash, rice husk, acorn squash, pumpkin spice, wirfloc tab)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-01-29 22:53 UTC
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