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Sour Base - Extract

144 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 100 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 108.58 gallons
Post Boil Size: 137 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 25% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 17th 2025
11.0 °P
2.3 °P
4.6%
3.6
4.3
n/a
1.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
60 lb Briess - LME Golden Light60 lb LME Golden Light 35 4 48%
60 lb Briess - LME Bavarian Wheat60 lb LME Bavarian Wheat 35 3 48%
5 lb Dry Malt Extract - Amber5 lb Dry Malt Extract - Amber 42 10 4%
125 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops $ 8.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 3.61 100%
2 oz / $ 1.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 oz Citric acid Water Agt Whirlpool 10 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Voss
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1455 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-
24 24 1 50 100 89.3
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 101.58 gal (406.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 89.58 gal (358.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 91.01 g | 364 qt) 98.01 392  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 10.57 42.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 101.58 g | 406.3 qt) 108.58 434.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 100 g | 400 qt) 137 548  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 137 g | 548 qt) 100 400  
Total: 98.01 392
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sour Base - Extract" Berliner Weisse beer recipe by 3 Car Garage Brewing. Extract, ABV 4.63%, IBU 3.61, SRM 4.31, Fermentables: (LME Golden Light, LME Bavarian Wheat, Dry Malt Extract - Amber) Hops: (Centennial) Other: (Epsom Salt, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Citric acid)
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