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Lambic

Method: All Grain
Style: Wild Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 48 liters
Post Boil Size: 45 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Source: Simon Beck
No Chill: 50 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 136 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday March 6th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	EBC	Bill %
7.80 kg	Gladfield - Pilsner Malt7.8 kg Pilsner Malt	$ 2.20 / kg $ 17.16	37.7	3.65	60%
5.20 kg	Gladfield - Harraways Flaked Wheat5.2 kg Harraways Flaked Wheat	$ 2.40 / kg $ 12.48	35.4	2.77	40%
13 kg / $ 29.64

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

EBC

Bill %

7.80 kg

Gladfield - Pilsner Malt

$ 2.20 / kg
$ 17.16

37.7

3.65

60%

5.20 kg

Gladfield - Harraways Flaked Wheat

$ 2.40 / kg
$ 12.48

35.4

2.77

40%

13 kg / $ 29.64

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
50 g	saaz50 g saaz Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 3.50	Leaf/Whole	3.4	Boil	60 min	10.21	100%
50 g / $ 3.50

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

50 g

saaz

$ 0.07 / g
$ 3.50

Leaf/Whole

3.4

Boil

60 min

10.21

100%

50 g / $ 3.50

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
50 g	saaz (Leaf/Whole) 50 g saaz (Leaf/Whole) Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 3.50	10.21	100%
50 g / $ 3.50

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Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30 L	Strike	83 °C	74 °C	15 min
30 L	Sparge	--	88 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Amount

Description

Type

Start Temp

Target Temp

Time

30 L

Strike

83 °C

74 °C

15 min

30 L

Sparge

88 °C

15 min

Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Water	Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 50.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.55 L sparge/top-off.
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg	32.5
Mash volume with grains	41.1
Grain absorption losses	-13
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 32.4 L)	29.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51 L)	48
Boil off losses	-5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.3
Post boil Volume	45
Going into fermentor	45
Total:	61.9
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Liters

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 50.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.55 L sparge/top-off.

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg

32.5

Mash volume with grains

41.1

Grain absorption losses

-13

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 32.4 L)

29.4

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.9

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51 L)

Boil off losses

-5.7

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.3

Post boil Volume

Going into fermentor

Total:

61.9

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default