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7bbl blackberry berlinerweisse

123 calories 9.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 200 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 218.45 gallons
Post Boil Size: 216 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Calories: 123 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 26th 2026
1.038
1.005
4.4%
3.8
2.8
6.0
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
165 lb Avangard - Pilsner165 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 57.9%
110 lb Avangard - Wheat110 lb Wheat 38.2 2 38.6%
10 lb Rice Hulls10 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.5%
285 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz Willamette16 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 3.79 50%
16 oz Willamette16 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 50%
32 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
77 lb blackberry puree Flavor Primary 8 days
33 lb lemon puree Flavor Primary 8 days
600 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Boil 20 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Sourvisiae
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2520 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.69 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Colonial Beach Brewing Water Summer 2021
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
116.87 gal Strike 157 °F 148 °F 60 min
140 gal Sparge 172 °F 164 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 202.7 gal (810.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 190.7 gal (762.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 129.68 gal (518.7 qt) 106.88 427.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 106.88 427.5  
Mash volume with grains 129.68 518.7  
Grain absorption losses -35.63 -142.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 131.7 g | 526.8 qt) 147.45 589.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 202.7 g | 810.8 qt) 218.45 873.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.2 -4.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 200 g | 800 qt) 216 864  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 216 g | 864 qt) 200 800  
Total: 254.33 1017.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2oz blackberry extract
2oz lemon extract

600mL lactic took pH down to roughly 4.2

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-09 12:13 UTC