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Solera Base

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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Lambic
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 63 liters
Post Boil Size: 57 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Wolf Pack Brewing
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 1 calories (Per 1.25ml)
Carbs: 0.1 g (Per 1.25ml)
Created: Friday July 10th 2026
1.054
1.012
5.5%
22.7
3.9
5.3
3.14
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 kg Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt12 kg German Pilsner Malt 36.3 2.03 100%
12 kg / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 ml Phosphoric acid $ 0.05 / g
$ 0.25 		Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
20 ml Phosphoric acid $ 0.05 / g
$ 1.00 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
16 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.04 / g
$ 0.64 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
5 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.25 / g
$ 1.25 		Other Boil 15 min.
$ 3.14
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Lambic Blend 3278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
17 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 233 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.55 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 3.75 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
35 L Strike 66 °C 65 °C 60 min
40 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 58.55 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 13.15 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 30
Mash volume with grains 37.9
Grain absorption losses -12
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 41.5 L) 45.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 58.6 L) 63
Boil off losses -8.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 57
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 57 L) 50
Total: 75.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Solera Base" Lambic beer recipe by Wolf Pack Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.46%, IBU 22.71, SRM 3.91, Fermentables: ( German Pilsner Malt) Other: (Phosphoric acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Table Salt, Whirlfloc, Beer Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-10 04:36 UTC