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Sour Base (w/Lactose)

186 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 17th 2023
13.9 °P
3.6 °P
5.7%
0.0
3.9
5.3
120.56
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
86 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT86 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.73 / lb
$ 62.78 		36 1.75 57.7%
30 lb Briess - Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats30 lb Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats $ 0.77 / lb
$ 23.10 		32.2 2.5 20.1%
24 lb Bairds - Golden Promise24 lb Golden Promise $ 1.04 / lb
$ 24.96 		37 3 16.1%
4 lb Great Western - DextraPils4 lb DextraPils $ 0.83 / lb
$ 3.32 		34.5 1.5 2.7%
3 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose3 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) $ 1.14 / lb
$ 3.42 		42 0.5 2%
2 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)2 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) $ 1.49 / lb
$ 2.98 		41 1 1.3%
149 lbs / $ 120.56
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
225 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
1.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1397 B cells required
Lallemand - WILDBREW™ SOUR PITCH
Amount:
50 Grams
Cost:
$ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
86 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1397 B cells required
$ 0.00 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-
54.6 31 60 40 89.3 196
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Sour Base (w/Lactose)" Specialty Fruit Beer recipe by Bigbre04. All Grain, ABV 5.73%, IBU 0, SRM 3.89, Fermentables: ( CMC 2-ROW MALT, Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats, Golden Promise, DextraPils, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Lactose (Milk Sugar)) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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Cost $ Cost %
Fermentables $
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Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
Total Cost $ 0.00
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