#TrEnDiNg Berliner Weisse v2.0

OG - 1.036
FG - 1.011
= 3.3%

Strike temp 160 / Mash Temp 150
Mash for 60 minutes
Rest for 30 / Recirculation for 30

First Runnings:
Net Wort Pre Sparge - 2.75 gal
Pre-Sparge OG - 1.056 @ 70
Ph - 5.99

Sparge:
Prepared 4 gal Sparge Water @ 170F
2 gal Batch Sparge @ 15 minutes each (Recirculating)
Post-Sparge OG - 1.033 @ 70

PRE BOIL VOLUME - 6.5 gal

PRIMARY BOIL:
Boil for 15 Min
SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONS:
@ 15 - 1 Whirlfloc

Net 6.25 gal TOTAL USABLE WORT

Brewed: 6/6/19

• Pitched 8 Swanson Lactobacillus Plantarum pills
  
• Prepared Wyeast 1007 German Ale Starter (OG 1.040, 1200ml)
  SEE NOTES
  
  Checked 6/27/19
  
• Measured 3.10 pH
  
• Pitched Starter
  
  Secondary 7/18/19
  FV1 -2 packs (24 oz) Publix Mixed Berries (2gal)
  FV2 - 3 oz Key Lime (cut, frozen), 1/4tsp Vanilla Extract, 1.5tbsp Graham Cracker Extract, 2oz Lactose with 1/2cup water dissolved (1gal)
  FV3 - 9 oz Sweet Dark Cherries with 12 oz Strawberry Shortcake Coffee, Cold Pressed 24hrs (1gal)
  FV4 - 9 oz Sweet Dark Cherries with 12 oz Dark Italian Espresso, Cold Pressed 24hrs (1gal)
  FV5 - 1/2 gallon left for base
  
  Bottled: 8/1/19 ( 5.5 GALLONS NET, ~ 46-12 oz / 4-22 oz bottles)
  1 oz Corn Sugar per gallon as primer, 2.7 vol
  
  BREW NOTES:
  
• Fine mill lead to stuck sparges. Had to clean and re-try each time. Use rice hulls next time!!
  
• DID NOT DO SECONDARY BOIL!!!
  
• Somehow... naturally fermented. Maybe in the pills? Wild berliner I guess. Noticed krausen but didn't check gravity. Added yeast and nothing much happened. Saved trub for yeast recovery.
  
  TASTING NOTES:
  
• Pre-yeast pitching, base tasted pretty solid! Truer to berliners I've had commercially.
  
• Post fermentation, also tasting nice. Aroma could be better.. but taste is on point.
  
  BOTTLING NOTES:
  
• Key lime.. pretty damn tasty. Strong key lime aroma but subtle key lime tartness. Complements the other flavors nicely. Still may need to cut back just a touch on the key lime next time.
  
• Mixed berry is more sour than fruity.. but delicious! Has a nice color and aroma but not as fruit forward as expected.
  
• Blended the Espresso and Strawberry Shortcake.. and was absolutely the right thing to do. Best of both worlds! Might be my new favorite of what we've done...