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Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 310 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 350 gallons
Post Boil Size: 330 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 19.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 20.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 289 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 40.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday May 8th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
495 lb	Rahr - North Star Pils495 lb North Star Pils	36.3	1.7	58.6%
165 lb	Rahr - White Wheat165 lb White Wheat	39.1	3.2	19.5%
35 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated35 lb Acidulated	27	3.4	4.1%
150 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)150 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)	41	1	17.8%
845 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

495 lb

Rahr - North Star Pils

36.3

1.7

58.6%

165 lb

Rahr - White Wheat

39.1

3.2

19.5%

35 lb

Weyermann - Acidulated

3.4

4.1%

150 lb

Lactose (Milk Sugar)

17.8%

845 lbs / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 311.5 gal (1246 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 299.5 gal (1198 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 316.23 gal (1264.9 qt)	260.63	1042.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	260.63	1042.5
Mash volume with grains	316.23	1264.9
Grain absorption losses	-86.88	-347.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 126.18 g \| 504.7 qt)	164.68	658.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions)	11.82	47.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 311.5 g \| 1246 qt)	350	1400
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 310 g \| 1240 qt)	330	1320
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 330 g \| 1320 qt)	310	1240
Total:	425.3	1701.2
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 311.5 gal (1246 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 299.5 gal (1198 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 316.23 gal (1264.9 qt)

260.63

1042.5

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb

260.63

1042.5

Mash volume with grains

316.23

1264.9

Grain absorption losses

-86.88

-347.5

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 126.18 g | 504.7 qt)

164.68

658.7

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions)

11.82

47.3

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 311.5 g | 1246 qt)

350

1400

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 310 g | 1240 qt)

330

1320

WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size

Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 330 g | 1320 qt)

310

1240

Total:

425.3

1701.2

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default