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Sour Base(Slack Tide)

Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 70 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 74 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday December 15th 2022

Original Gravity:

11.8 °P

Final Gravity:

3.0 °P

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

3.3

Mash pH

5.9

Cost $

161.92

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
55 lb	Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT55 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT	$ 0.68 / lb $ 37.40	36	1.75	50.7%
15 lb	Bairds - Golden Promise15 lb Golden Promise	$ 1.06 / lb $ 15.90	37	3	13.8%
35 lb	Flaked Oats35 lb Flaked Oats	$ 0.80 / lb $ 28.00	33	2.2	32.3%
3.50 lb	Rice Hulls3.5 lb Rice Hulls		0	0	3.2%
108.50 lbs / $ 81.30

Yeast

White Labs - Opshaug Kveik Ale Yeast WLP518

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 25.00 / each $ 25.00
Attenuation (custom):	70%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	77 - 86 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1092 B cells required

Lallemand - WILDBREW™ SOUR PITCH

Amount:	3 Each	Cost:	$ 18.54 / each $ 55.62
Attenuation (avg):	0%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	86 - 104 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1092 B cells required

$ 80.62 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

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

Notes

finished beer ph 3.4
Less ph would be better to help balance it without fruit.
Future fruit additions for next bactches
42lbs/batch
Mango, guava/mango(21lbs each), Blueberry??

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Last Updated: 2025-08-05 17:09 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	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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