Tart Cherry Gose

Method: All Grain
Style: Gose
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Robert Neal
Calories: 139 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday March 28th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.043

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

7.5

SRM (morey):

3.4

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

55.56

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	American - Wheat5 lb Wheat	$ 2.00 / lb $ 10.00	38	1.8	50%
5 lb	American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner	$ 2.00 / lb $ 10.00	37	1.8	50%
10 lbs / $ 20.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Citra10 g Citra Hops	$ 3.69 / oz $ 1.30	Pellet	11	Boil at 212 °F	15 min	7.52	100%
10 g / $ 1.30

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Citra (Pellet) 10 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	$ 3.69 / oz $ 1.30	7.52	100%
10 g / $ 1.30

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Baking Soda	$ 0.69 / oz $ 0.07	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
7.50 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 4.39 / lb $ 0.07	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
3 g	Gypsum	$ 3.00 / lb $ 0.02	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.75 tbsp	Yeast Nutrient	$ 8.00 / oz $ 3.00	Other	Boil	15 min.
7 g	Coriander Seed	$ 5.61 / oz $ 1.39	Spice	Boil	10 min.
15 g	Sea salt	$ 0.22 / oz $ 0.12	Spice	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Whirlfloc	$ 0.25 / g $ 0.50	Water Agt	Boil	5 min.
3 lb	Dark Sweet Cherries (Meijer - Frozen)	$ 3.89 / lb $ 11.67	Flavor	Primary	1 days
3 lb	Tart Pitted Cherries (Meijer - Frozen)	$ 3.89 / lb $ 11.67	Flavor	Primary	1 days
15 g	Salt	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.75	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 29.26

Yeast

Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.00 / each $ 5.00
Attenuation (avg):	85%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	68 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	77 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.9 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
7.6 gal	No-sparge mash - started at full volume	Strike	157 °F	152 °F	60 min
7 gal	Secondary mash after pH of first mash looked high	Steeping	165 °F	160 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.04 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.04 qt/lb	7.6	30.4
Mash volume with grains	8.4	33.6
Grain absorption losses	-1.25	-5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.91 g \| 3.7 qt)	0.4	1.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.01 g \| 28.1 qt)	6.5	26
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.01	-0.1
Post boil Volume	5.5	22
Going into fermentor	5.5	22
Total:	8	32
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion Efficiency N/A

Pre-Boil: 18% 6.8 ppg

Ending Kettle Efficiency N/A

Brew House: 63% 23.7 ppg

Wort Volume:

5.5 Gallons

Expected 5.5 Gallons of fermentable wort.
Expected OG: 1.043
Actual OG: 1.043

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 3.54%

Apparent Attenuation: 62.8%
Actual FG: 1.016
Calories per 12oz 139 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 11.1 g

Amount Packaged:

Pending - N/A

Requires Packaged log entry with a volume reading.

Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	pH	Temp	Updated	Comment
3/27/2022 9:00 PM over 2 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.036	7.6 Quarts	5.9	152 °F	4/6/2022 2:08 PM over 2 years ago
3/27/2022 10:00 PM over 2 years ago	+0	Brew Day Complete	1.043	5.5 Gallons	6.4	80 °F	4/6/2022 2:09 PM over 2 years ago	High pH likely from DAP in yeast nutrient we added.
3/28/2022 9:00 PM over 2 years ago	+1	Sample	1.030		4.2	76 °F	4/6/2022 2:10 PM over 2 years ago	Sampled when adding fruit at 24 hours.
4/13/2022 1:20 AM over 2 years ago	+17	Fermentation Complete	1.016	5.5 Gallons	3.1	76 °F	4/13/2022 1:21 PM over 2 years ago

Notes

1st beer brew ever!

HYDROMETER READINGS (ROOM TEMP)
Gravity after 1st mash - 1.029
Gravity after 2nd mash - 1.036
Gravity after boil - 1.043
Gravity after 24hrs fermenting - 1.030
Gravity after 2weeks fermenting - 1.016

pH READINGS (ROOM TEMP)
pH after 1st mash - 6.0
pH after 2st mash - 5.9
pH after boil - 6.4
pH after 24hrs fermenting - 4.2
pH after 2weeks fermenting - 3.1

MASH:
Grains slowly poured in at 157 strike with medium stirring. Recirculated for the last 50 minutes, no recirculation for the first 10 minutes of mash. For the 2nd higher temp mash, again did not circulate for the first 10 minutes then recirculated for the last 10 minutes. Gravity was low after first mash so second mash was done. Stirred vigorously for the first 5 minutes of the second mash pH seemed high after mash phase. Added 2.5g more of CaCl (originally added only 5g) immediately before the boil to try and combat this. Would recommend using lactic acid instead to lower pH for this sour in the future. Used 50/50 wheat/pilsner (10lbs total) and potentially had too thick of mash/stuck mash. I believe the issue was not giving a vigorous enough stir. Would stir more thoroughly next time at each 10 minute mark and forego the secondary mashing phase.

BOIL:
Anvil Foundry was set to 85% power during boil, which seemed to give a good boil. I believe the yeast nutrient (DAP) added during the boil significantly raised the pH. Would not use yeast nutrient again for this recipe. Hop spider was used for hop pellets, everything else went into the main boil volume.

FERMENTATION:
Wort cooled rapidly from boil to approximately 90 degrees. Would probably go to 80 degrees for cooling next time. Used Anvil Foundry pump to go into fermenter, and made sure to splash on wall to maximize oxygenation. Yeast was pitched at approximately 90F. Fermenter stored at approximately 77F. 6lbs of cherries (50/50 tart/sweet - frozen from meijer) were added 24 hours into fermentation. Cherries were stored in freezer. 24 hours before putting in they were transferred to the fridge to thaw. Then on the day they were put in they were heated rapidly from fridge in ~130F water for 20 minutes, blended to near uniformity, and then poured into the fermenter using a big bowl and the wide mouth fermenter. There was lots of splashing and it seemed like it was poured in with a significant to medium amount of agitation to the liquid surface. At 2 week mark cold crashed for 2 days at about 38F. Immediately racked to keg after 2 days of cold crashing.

TASTING NOTES:
Tasting after 1st mash - strong wheat and sugar flavor, a little bit watery, mild chalkiness
Tasting after 2st mash - stronger wheat and especially stronger sugar flavor; still a bit watery, mild chalkiness
Tasting after boil - extremely bitter; a lot of harsh taste with regards to bitterness - hops very pronounced and just bitey in general. Sugar was hard to taste but still present. Salty and almost chalky. Definitely able to taste the aromatics from the coriander as well.
Tasting after 24hrs fermenting - much less bitter, very salty tasting, fair as far as sugar goes, definitely there but not overwhelming, and honestly a bit chalky tasting. Starting to taste a hint of sour/tart/acidity. Much "thicker" feeling, less watery and more full mouth feel. After 2 weeks taste was much more tart and smooth, with a good balance between salty, sweet, and tart. Very nuanced cherry flavor, really just popping with tartness.

FUTURE THINGS TO TRY:
-90 minute mash
-add 0.5lbs acidulated malt to mash
-lactic acid to lower pH
-adding epsom salt to supply magnesium
-no yeast nutrient
-add half lb of rice hulls to mash to prevent sticking

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