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Thanksgiving Cranberry Sour

Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit and Spice Beer
Boil Time: 15 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Arthur Forwood
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday October 18th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (alternate):

6.4%

IBU (tinseth):

8.8

SRM (morey):

5.3

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

36.23

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt10 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt	$ 2.00 / lb $ 20.00	36.8	3.5	80%
0.50 lb	Cane Sugar0.5 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition)		46	0	4%
32 oz	Cranberry32 oz Cranberry - (late fermenter addition)	$ 0.12 / oz $ 3.84	1.8	0	16%
12.50 lbs / $ 23.84

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	BSG - Idaho 70.5 oz Idaho 7 Hops		Pellet	13.7	Boil	10 min	8.75	100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	BSG - Idaho 7 (Pellet)		8.75	100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.8 gal		Strike	164 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
6 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 oz	Sweet Orange Peel	$ 2.39 / oz $ 2.39	Flavor	Boil	5 min.
1.50 g	Coriander Seed		Spice	Secondary	5 days
$ 2.39

Yeast

Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 10.00 / each $ 10.00
Attenuation (avg):	85%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	68 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 13.31 psi Temp: 42 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60.1	9	20	84.6	21	88.6
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Last Updated: 2025-10-21 00:43 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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