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Japanese Grape Ale

150 calories 9.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1630 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1800 liters
Post Boil Size: 1690 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Tsubasa Otani
Calories: 150 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 9.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday February 29th 2024
1.050
1.004
6.1%
23.3
3.2
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
275 kg Weyermann - Pilsner275 kg Pilsner 36 1.5 77.9%
60 kg OiO - flaked wheat60 kg flaked wheat 32 2 17%
18 kg Weyermann - Acidulated18 kg Acidulated 27 3.4 5.1%
353 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
500 g Yakima Valley Hops - Perle500 g Perle Hops Pellet 5.7 Mash 60 min 0.91 7.4%
1,000 g Cascade1000 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 11.16 14.7%
1,500 g Cascade1500 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.07 22.1%
2,000 g Cascade2000 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 40 min 5.15 29.4%
1,800 g Cascade1800 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 3 days 26.5%
6,800 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
240 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
130 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Belle Saison
Amount:
1,000 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 35 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
26 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 15144 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.91 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Base
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 16 15 60 60 188
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1000 L Strike 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
Temperature 67 °C 75 °C 10 min
800 L Sparge 75 °C 76 °C 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1658.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1612.8 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1518.93 L 1288.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 1288.5
Mash volume with grains 1518.9
Grain absorption losses -353
Hops absorption losses (mash) -2.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 726.2 L) 868
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1658.2 L) 1800
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -12.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 1640 L) 1690
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -10
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1680 L) 1630
Total: 2156.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Japanese Grape Ale" Fruit Beer recipe by Tsubasa Otani. All Grain, ABV 6.08%, IBU 23.29, SRM 3.2, Fermentables: (Pilsner, flaked wheat, Acidulated) Hops: (Perle, Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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