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Sour Wort Berliner Weisse

90 calories 8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.024 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Source: James Spencer
Calories: 90 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 8 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://beerandwinejournal.com/sour-wort-berliner/
Created: Friday December 7th 2018
1.028
1.005
3.0%
0.0
4.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.25 lb New Zealand - Malted Rye0.25 lb Malted Rye 40.2 3 6.7%
1 lb German - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 26.7%
2.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row2.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 66.7%
3.75 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Domestic Hallertau7 g Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 0 min 100%
7 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Initial boil. Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Steep unmilled grain to inoculate lacto. Temperature -- 120 °F 30 min
0.5 gal Souring at 120 for 3 days. Temperature -- 152 °F 15 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row (Unmilled) Other Other 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

I added the milled 2-row, wheat and rye into 6 quarts (5.6 liters) of strike water at 160˚F (71˚C) to obtain a mash temperature of 152˚F (66.6˚C) that I held for an hour. After the mash rest, I added 4 quarts (3.7 liters) of room temperature water (your mileage may vary) to bring the mash down to 120˚F (49˚C). When the mash had stabilized at the new temperature, I poured in the unmilled 2-row to inoculate the mash with lactobacillus. I let it sit in the mash for 30 minutes before pulling the grain bag out and collecting the wort.

I was able to fill two one-gallon jugs to the top with no airspace. Those went into my electric smoker with airlocks added for three days. The electric smoker made it easy to maintain my 120˚F (49˚C) temperature.

Following the souring, I boiled the wort for 15 minutes, adding the hops at the beginning of that boil. Fermentation followed normally with Safale US05 yeast. I batch primed with 36 grams of dextrose. Yield: 15 bottles.

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