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Plum Sour

Method: BIAB
Style: Wild Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 3.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.33 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Smith Farm Brewing Co.
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday April 28th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

6.5

SRM (morey):

4.5

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

32.23

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 lb	US - Pale Ale Malt3.5 lb Pale Ale Malt	$ 1.78 / lb $ 6.23	36	3.5	25.9%
2 lb	US - Wheat Flour2 lb Wheat Flour	$ 0.80 / lb $ 1.60	36	2	14.8%
4 lb	Plum4 lb Plum - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 2.50 / lb $ 10.00	4.95	0	29.6%
4 lb	Plum4 lb Plum - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 2.50 / lb $ 10.00	4.95	0	29.6%
13.50 lbs / $ 27.83

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.13 oz	Nugget0.125 oz Nugget Hops	$ 0.87 / oz $ 0.11	Pellet	11.7	Boil	30 min	6.49	100%
0.12 oz / $ 0.11

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.12 oz	Nugget (Pellet)	$ 0.87 / oz $ 0.11	6.49	100%
0.12 oz / $ 0.11

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.74 gal		Strike	158 °F	155 °F	30 min
3.33 gal	Kettle sour: drain to sanitized 5 gal cooler after mash, cool to 95F, pitch Lacto, wait 3 days.	Steeping	95 °F	95 °F	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.13 tsp	SuperMoss		Fining	Boil	10 min.
0.25 tsp	Wyeast Yeast Nutrient		Other	Boil	10 min.
0.75 tsp	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.12 / tsp $ 0.09	Water Agt	Other	0 min.
0.25 tsp	Gypsum	$ 0.10 / tsp $ 0.03	Water Agt	Other	0 min.
25 each	Bottle Caps	$ 0.07 / each $ 1.75	Other	Bottling	0 min.
0.25 oz	Sanitizer	$ 2.00 / oz $ 0.50	Other	Bottling	0 min.
2.50 oz	Priming Sugar	$ 0.07 / oz $ 0.18	Other	Bottling	0 min.
1 each	CO2 cartridge	$ 1.75 / each $ 1.75	Other	Bottling	0 min.
$ 4.29

Yeast

Omega Yeast Labs - Lactobacillus Blend OYL-605

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 0.00 / each $ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):	0%	Flocculation:	N/A
Optimum Temp:	68 - 95 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 127 B cells required

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 127 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 2.4 oz Temp: 63 °F CO₂ Level: 2.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Last Updated: 2025-05-02 22:07 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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