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Cherry Kreik

166 calories 13.8 g 22 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Lambic
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Harry Wilson
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 22oz)
Created: Thursday May 7th 2026
1.051
1.008
5.7%
6.2
3.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb Belgian - Pilsner9.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 96.2%
6 oz Weyermann - Acidulated6 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 3.8%
9.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Adeena0.5 oz Adeena Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 6.22 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
68 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Philadelphia, PA - Baxter Water/Queen Lane Blend
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8 g | 32 qt) 4.48 17.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.79 g | 35.2 qt) 5.27 21.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.52 g | 26.1 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 4.48 17.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cherry Kreik" Lambic beer recipe by Harry Wilson. BIAB, ABV 5.65%, IBU 6.22, SRM 3.38, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Acidulated) Hops: (Adeena) Other: (Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-07 22:18 UTC