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Prickly Pear Sour

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Lambic
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 220 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 229.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 225.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 11th 2026
1.050
1.012
5.0%
0.0
3.8
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
175 lb Weyermann - Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt175 lb Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt 38 1.5 48.6%
175 lb Rahr - White Wheat175 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 48.6%
10 lb German - Acidulated Malt10 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.8%
360 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 lb El Dorado5 lb El Dorado Hops Pellet 15.7 Boil 0 min 100%
5 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermo Brew Citrus
Amount:
610 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3611 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
157.5 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 224.5 gal (898 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 212.5 gal (850 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 186.3 gal (745.2 qt) 157.5 630  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 157.5 630  
Mash volume with grains 186.3 745.2  
Grain absorption losses -45 -180  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 112.25 g | 449 qt) 117.25 469  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 224.5 g | 898 qt) 229.5 918  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3 -12  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 220 g | 880 qt) 225.25 901  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 225.25 g | 901 qt) 220 880  
Total: 274.75 1099
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Prickly Pear Sour" Fruit Lambic beer recipe by Brewer #61930. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 0, SRM 3.79, Fermentables: (Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt, White Wheat, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (El Dorado)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-02-13 18:15 UTC