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Grapefruit Sour

183 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 8.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 39.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 1st 2022
13.9 °P
1.8 °P
6.5%
30.0
5.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Viking - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt 38 2.5 8.3%
0.50 lb Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.2%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 8.3%
3 lb Briess - DME Bavarian Wheat3 lb DME Bavarian Wheat - (late boil kettle addition) 44.6 3 25%
1.50 lb Briess - DME Golden Light1.5 lb DME Golden Light - (late boil kettle addition) 44.6 4 12.5%
5 lb Grapefruit5 lb Grapefruit - (late fermenter addition) 2.75 0 41.7%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Belma2 oz Belma Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 29.98 50%
2 oz Belma2 oz Belma Hops Pellet 9.4 Dry Hop Day 3 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Steeping 150 °F 148 °F 90 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
3 oz Grapefruit Peel Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
68 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
76 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.0 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Morgan Hill, CA, USA 2020
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
"Grapefruit Sour" Specialty Fruit Beer recipe by Christian L. Extract, ABV 6.47%, IBU 29.98, SRM 5.16, Fermentables: (Wheat Malt, Honey Malt, Flaked Corn, DME Bavarian Wheat, DME Golden Light, Grapefruit) Hops: (Belma) Other: (Whirlfloc, Grapefruit Peel)
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Gallons
Cost $ Cost %
Fermentables $
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only)		 $
Hops $
Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
Total Cost $ 0.00
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