Dollnitz Gose

Reserve 14 of the 16 ounces of milled, acidulated malt. Mash the remaining 2 ounces acid malt with Pilsner and Wheat malts, along with rice hulls at 149°F (65°C) and hold for 45 minutes. Add remaining acid malt and continue to mash, stirring every 15 minutes, for another 45 minutes. Don’t worry if mash temperature falls slightly during secondary mash.

Add heat to bring the mash temperature up to 168°F (76°C) and sparge at this temperature until runoff wort gravity reaches 1.008 (2° P) or pH 5.8 (whichever comes first). Collect enough wort in the kettle to allow for a final volume of 5.5 gallons after a 60 minute boil. Use fresh, whole coriander seed ground in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, and add 5 minutes before the end of the boil. Chill to 70°F (21°C), aerate and pitch.

Ferment at 68°F (20°C) until terminal gravity is reached. Crash to 40°F (4°C) and cold condition for one week, then rack. Add salt and lactic acid to taste, blending thoroughly. Two ounces of lactic acid at bottling (along with the acid malt contribution from the mash) will result in a mildly tart gose, whereas 3 ounces will be noticeably tart. Package and carbonate or bottle and prime.

Note: If adding gyle, sugar or malt extract to prime, be sure to taste for the correct acid and salinity balance before blending in priming.