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cherry Ale

261 calories 24 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35.78 liters
Post Boil Size: 30.95 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 261 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday March 20th 2026
1.085
1.017
8.9%
10.7
14.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.80 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen3.8 kg BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 18.8%
3.60 kg Bestmalz - BEST Wheat Malt3.6 kg BEST Wheat Malt 37.7 2.2 17.8%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Melanoidin1 kg BEST Melanoidin 34.5 27 5%
0.80 kg German - Caramel Wheat0.8 kg Caramel Wheat 34 46 4%
10 kg Cherry10 kg Cherry 6.3 0 49.5%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Aromatic1 kg BEST Caramel Aromatic 34.5 19 5%
20.20 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Huell Melon20 g Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 10.69 100%
20 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 215 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 49.27 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 38.67 L and adding 3.87 L sparge/top-off. 42.5
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (4.2 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (37.4 L). Reduce mash thickness to 3.69 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 40.9 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.2 L/kg 42.5
Mash volume with grains 49.3
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 9.5
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.8 L) 35.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 30 L) 31
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 31 L) 30
Total: 37.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"cherry Ale" Fruit Beer recipe by Brewer #462552. All Grain, ABV 8.91%, IBU 10.69, SRM 14.4, Fermentables: (BEST Pilsen, BEST Wheat Malt, BEST Melanoidin, Caramel Wheat, Cherry, BEST Caramel Aromatic) Hops: (Huell Melon)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-13 16:53 UTC