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Red Currant Wit

Method: BIAB
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46.12 liters
Post Boil Size: 43 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 225 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Monday October 6th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

19.2

SRM (morey):

4.2

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

85.27

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 kg	Innomalt - Pale Ale Malt 2-row3.5 kg Pale Ale Malt 2-row	$ 2.37 / kg $ 8.30	36.8	2.3	22.3%
3.50 kg	Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT3.5 kg WHITE WHEAT MALT	$ 2.38 / kg $ 8.33	38.1	3.5	22.3%
0.50 kg	Flaked Oats0.5 kg Flaked Oats	$ 5.75 / kg $ 2.88	33	2.2	3.2%
5.30 kg	Grape5.3 kg Grape - (late fermenter addition)	$ 5.00 / kg $ 26.50	7.15	0	33.8%
2.50 kg	Currant, red2.5 kg Currant, red - (late fermenter addition)	$ 10.00 / kg $ 25.00	2.7	0	15.9%
0.40 kg	Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.4 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar)	$ 5.75 / kg $ 2.30	41	1	2.5%
15.70 kg / $ 73.30

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Centennial20 g Centennial Hops	$ 20.00 / kg $ 0.40	Pellet	7.6	Boil	45 min	9.22	20%
30 g	Cascade30 g Cascade Hops	$ 49.00 / kg $ 1.47	Pellet	6.3	Boil	15 min	6.2	30%
50 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Cashmere50 g Cashmere Hops	$ 20.00 / kg $ 1.00	Pellet	5.7	Boil	5 min	3.75	50%
100 g / $ 2.87

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Centennial (Pellet) 20 g Centennial (Pellet) Hops	$ 20.00 / kg $ 0.40	9.22	20%
30 g	Cascade (Pellet) 30 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	$ 49.00 / kg $ 1.47	6.2	30%
50 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Cashmere (Pellet) 50 g Cashmere (Pellet) Hops	$ 20.00 / kg $ 1.00	3.75	50%
100 g / $ 2.87

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
53 L			69 °C	67 °C	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.
5 g	Yeast Nutrient	Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 3.35 / each $ 3.35
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required

Fermentis - Safale - Belgian Saison Ale Yeast BE-134

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.75 / each $ 5.75
Attenuation (avg):	90%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	18 - 28 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required

$ 9.10 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: MapleSyrup Amount: 236.6 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	40
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Notes

Split half/half
T-58 with red currant (125 g/L), ABV : 4.7%
BE-134 with wild grapes (265 g/L), ABV: 6.3%

grain bill before fruit
(46.7%) 3.5 kg Pale Ale Malt
(46.7%) 3.5 kg White Wheat Malt
(6.7%) 0.5 kg Flaked Oats

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Last Updated: 2025-10-08 22:13 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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