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Mayflower Sour

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: West Jersey Brew Co
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 19th 2018
1.053
1.010
5.6%
8.0
5.6
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 40%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 40%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10%
0.50 lb German - CaraFoam0.5 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 5%
3 oz American - Victory3 oz Victory 34 28 1.9%
3 oz Belgian - Biscuit3 oz Biscuit 35 23 1.9%
2 oz Canadian - Honey Malt2 oz Honey Malt 37 25 1.3%
10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 8 100%
0.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 qt Infusion -- 150 °F 75 min
15.5 qt Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 oz Cranberries Flavor Secondary 7 days
2 each Ginger Flavor Secondary 7 days
2 each Orange Zest Flavor Secondary 7 days
8 each Goodbelly Pills Other Other 2 days
6 each Goodbelly Shots Other Other 2 days
3.50 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
GigaYeast - NorCal Ale #1
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Souring:
Goodbelly Shots: Use 6 (3 Lemon Ginger & 3 Oat) + 6 pills to get to 16 oz of liquid & 200B cells of Lacto.

Flavoring:
Ginger Tincture: Take 1-2" of Ginger, peel, cut into slices & soak in 1 oz Vodka.
Vanilla Tincture: Take 1 Vanilla Bean, cut length wise, scrape seeds & cut the outside into little pieces, and put everything in a mason jar with 1 oz Vodka

After 7 day Primary, rack beer onto Cranberries, Orange Zest & Ginger Tincture.

Parfait Variation:
After 7 day Secondary, rack 1.5g onto 4 oz Lactose & Vanilla Tincture & age for 3-5 days.

Reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/9ax6o9/favorite_fall_beer_recipes/e4zfcfw/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/3u7vdl/cranberryginger_wheat_the_beer_i_brew_for_every/
https://amp.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/2b2i6h/how_to_introduce_graham_cracker_into_my_homebrew/

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  • Last Updated: 2018-09-20 01:27 UTC
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