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Berliner

Name: Berliner
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 16.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 15.5 lb Pilsner; 7 lb Red Wheat; 1 lb Rice Hulls; 0.5 lb Acidulated Malt; 2 oz Saaz Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Berliner Weisse
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 18.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 117 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 10 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Tuesday July 2nd 2019

Original Gravity:

1.036

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

4.0%

IBU (tinseth):

5.4

SRM (morey):

3.1

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
15.50 lb	American - Pilsner15.5 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	64.6%
7 lb	American - Red Wheat7 lb Red Wheat	38	2.5	29.2%
1 lb	Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	4.2%
0.50 lb	German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	2.1%
24 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops		Pellet	2	Boil	60 min	5.35	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8 gal	Dough In	Strike	--	117 °F	15 min
	Sacc Rest	Temperature	--	150 °F	45 min
4 gal	Sparge	Fly Sparge	--	212 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 B cells required

Omega Yeast Labs - Lactobacillus Blend OYL-605

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	0%	Flocculation:	N/A
Optimum Temp:	68 - 95 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 3.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Minneapolis City Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-05-26 23:43 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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999999954251 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops		5.35	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00