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Recess Time

201 calories 19.1 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 217 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 245 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 15.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: North Pillar
Hop Utilization: 125%
Calories: 201 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 19.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Wednesday December 20th 2023
15.0 °P
3.3 °P
6.3%
15.2
4.6
5.2
1,811.42
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
220 lb Rahr - North Star Pils220 lb North Star Pils $ 0.87 / lb
$ 191.40 		36.3 1.7 44.4%
165 lb Rahr - White Wheat165 lb White Wheat $ 0.84 / lb
$ 138.60 		39.1 3.2 33.3%
110 lb Unmalted Wheat110 lb Unmalted Wheat $ 0.85 / lb
$ 93.50 		36 2 22.2%
495 lbs / $ 423.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 lb Magnum0.6 lb Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 15.2 100%
0.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
92 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
358.18 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
100.38 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
8 lb Hibiscus $ 6.39 / lb
$ 51.12 		Herb Whirlpool 15 min.
180 lb tangerine puree $ 3.26 / lb
$ 586.80 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each labor $ 500.00 / each
$ 500.00 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 1,137.92
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Sourvisiae
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 250.00 / each
$ 250.00
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4308 B cells required
$ 250.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 46 10 80 50 123
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
160.875 gal Strike 172 °F 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 218.86 gal (875.44 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 206.86 gal (827.44 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 200.48 gal (801.9 qt) 160.88 643.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 160.88 643.5  
Mash volume with grains 200.48 801.9  
Grain absorption losses -61.88 -247.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 120.11 g | 480.4 qt) 146.25 585  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 218.86 g | 875.4 qt) 245 980  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.36 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 217 868  
Going into fermentor 217 868  
Total: 307.13 1228.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Recess Time" Berliner Weisse beer recipe by North Pillar. All Grain, ABV 6.33%, IBU 15.2, SRM 4.61, Fermentables: (North Star Pils, White Wheat, Unmalted Wheat) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Hibiscus, tangerine puree, labor)
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