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Lambic - BellJames

405 calories 41.1 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Lambic
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 53 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 74.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 55.8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 405 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 41.1 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Monday July 28th 2025
1.058
1.014
5.8%
2.6
4.2
5.8
27.75
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.25 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt9.25 kg Pale Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 27.75 		37 2 64.5%
5.10 kg Unmalted Wheat5.1 kg Unmalted Wheat 36 2 35.5%
14.35 kg / $ 27.75
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Aged Hops100 g Aged Hops Hops Pellet 0.5 Boil 120 min 2.57 100%
100 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Lambic Blend 3278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
17 - 24 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 378 B cells required
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 378 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.73 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 L Protein Rest Temperature 55 °C 55 °C 10 min
Turbid Mash 10L - Collect Liquid Only Decoction 90 °C 90 °C 15 min
20 L 2nd Rest Temperature 59 °C 59 °C 10 min
3rd Rest Sparge 67 °C 67 °C 25 min
Turbid Mash 15 L- Collect Liquid Only Decoction 90 °C 90 °C 15 min
4th Rest Temperature 71 °C 71 °C 30 min
Mashout Temperature 77 °C 77 °C 15 min
47.55 L Fly Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 64.9 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 19.5 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 48.93 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 35.93 L and adding 3.53 L sparge/top-off. 39.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 39.5
Mash volume with grains 48.9
Grain absorption losses -14.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 40.7 L) 50.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 64.9 L) 74.3
Boil off losses -11.4
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 53 L) 55.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 55.8 L) 53
Total: 89.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast

  • German Ale Yeast x 1 week @ 15c
  • Into Secondary (50L Steel Keg) for 12 months with Wyeast 3278 (Lambic Blend)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-14 03:13 UTC