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Sour Cherry Ale

Name: Sour Cherry Ale
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 15.75 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 560 oz Pale 2-Row; 112 oz Honey Malt; 5 lb Flaked Wheat; 24 oz Acidulated; 3 oz Amarillo Hops; 8 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops; 8 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gravity Driven Brewing
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 261 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday June 16th 2015

Original Gravity:

1.078

Final Gravity:

1.022

ABV (standard):

7.5%

IBU (tinseth):

34.4

SRM (morey):

10.0

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

145.15

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
560 oz	US - Pale 2-Row560 oz Pale 2-Row	$ 0.11 / oz $ 61.60	37	1.8	72.2%
112 oz	Honey Malt112 oz Honey Malt	$ 0.18 / oz $ 20.16	37	25	14.4%
5 lb	Flaked Wheat5 lb Flaked Wheat	$ 2.50 / lb $ 12.50	34	2	10.3%
24 oz	Weyermann - Acidulated24 oz Acidulated	$ 0.21 / oz $ 5.04	27	3.4	3.1%
776 oz / $ 99.30

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Amarillo3 oz Amarillo Hops		Pellet	7.7	First Wort	0 min	24.7	15.8%
8 oz	Mandarina Bavaria8 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops	$ 29.95 / lb $ 14.98	Pellet	8.5	Whirlpool at 170 °F	20 min	9.7	42.1%
8 oz	Mandarina Bavaria8 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops	$ 29.95 / lb $ 14.98	Pellet	8.5	Dry Hop	3 days		42.1%
19 oz / $ 29.95

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
17.1 gal	Strike	163 °F	148 °F	30 min
	Temperature	--	152 °F	30 min
8 gal	Fly Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
6 each	sour cherries (canned)	Flavor	Secondary	4 days
8 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
6 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 7.95 / each $ 15.90
Attenuation (avg):	71%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	66 - 71 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 394 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
27	8	15	39	6	0.3
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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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DMEhrlich • 09/15/2015 at 07:52pm

4 of 5

Very balanced. Not hoppy enough to be called an IPA, but a nice sour cherry ale. The honey malt helps with sweetness.

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Amarillo (Pellet)		24.7	15.8%
16 oz	Mandarina Bavaria (Pellet)	$ 29.95 / lb $ 29.95	9.7	84.2%
19 oz / $ 29.95

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