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Tempe Closet Kriek

168 calories 17.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Lambic
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 31st 2016
12.6 °P
3.2 °P
5.0%
9.3
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 70%
3 lb American - Wheat3 lb Wheat 38 1.8 30%
10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Strisselspalt1 oz Strisselspalt Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 90 min 9.3 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 lb Sour Cherries Flavor Secondary 180 days
1 each White Oak Flavor Secondary 180 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Lambic Blend 3278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
63 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
80 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.1 gal Fly Sparge -- 162 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.13 12.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.93 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.16 g | 24.7 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.79 g | 31.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Performing a Turbid Mash

Here’s a simple turbid mash schedule for preparing a basic lambic wort from a grist containing about 30 to 40 percent unmalted raw wheat. The process assumes you’re making a 5-gallon batch.

PROTEIN REST
Mash in at 113°F (45°C), aiming for a water-to-grist ratio of 0.25 to 0.30 quart (236 to 284 milliliters) per pound. This is a very thick mash, but you will thin it with hot-water infusions to raise the temperature. Hold at this temperature for 10–20 minutes.

GELATINIZATION REST FOR RAW WHEAT
Add enough boiling water to raise the temperature of the mash to about 137°F (58°C) and hold for 10 minutes.

FIRST TURBID DRAW
Push your stuykmanden (colander) down into the grain bed and allow liquid to flow into it. The liquid will be cloudy but should be mostly particle-free. Draw off about a quart (946 ml) of cloudy liquid and place it in a separate medium pot or saucepan. Heat this liquid to about 180°F (82°C) and hold it there. This high temperature halts enzymatic activity in the turbid portion and prevents further conversion.

MAIN MASH BETA AMYLASE REST
Add more boiling water to the main mash to raise the temperature to 150°F (66°C) and hold for half an hour.

SECOND TURBID DRAW
After half an hour, repeat the colander procedure and draw about 4 quarts (3.8 liters) of liquid from the main mash. Add this to the pot with the first collection of turbid wort, and once again, add enough heat to maintain 180°F (82°C), again to prevent further conversion.

MAIN MASH ALPHA AMYLASE REST
Back at the main mash, add enough boiling water to raise the temperature of the mash to about 162°F (72°C) and hold for another half hour.

MASH OUT
Raise the temperature of the turbid wort to 185°F (85°C) and return it to the main mash. This should raise the temperature of the mash to your normal sparging temperature of about 168°F (76°C)—add more boiling water if necessary. This will halt enzymatic activity. Hold at this temperature for 5–10 minutes before lautering and sparging.

After the mash is complete, vorlauf, lauter, and sparge as you normally would, but sparge with water that is hotter than usual, about 190°F (88°C). A hot sparge is necessary to gelatinize starches in the raw wheat and carry them into the kettle. Collect your usual pre-boil volume and proceed as usual.

The resulting wort is going to be very cloudy, almost milky in opacity. But with time, as your souring bugs chomp away on all of those starches, the beer will clarify. In a year or more, you’ll have surprisingly clear lambic that may be enjoyed on its own or blended with older lambics to create gueuze.

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