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Berliner Weisse

Berliner Weisse

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 26.00 l
Boil Size: 29.00 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 26.50 l
Final Bottling Vol: 26.00 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Date: 11 Jan 2015
Brewer: Rhys
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Viaola Mash/Boil
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 77.9 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.75 kg Gladfield Pilsner Malt (1.9 SRM) Grain 1 43.8 %
1.75 kg Organic Wheat Malt (2.1 SRM) Grain 2 43.8 %
0.50 kg Gladfield Pilsner Malt – uncrushed Soured (1.9 SRM) Grain 3 12.5 %
16.00 g Wakatu (Hallertau Aroma) [7.50 %] – Boil 20.0 min Hop 4 8.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml] Yeast 5

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.034 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.007 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.5 %
Bitterness: 8.0 IBUs
Est Color: 2.8 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Calories: 427.1 kcal/l

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Sparge Water: 22.57 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Total Grain Weight: 4.00 kg
Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 10.43 l of water at 73.1 C 65.6 C 75 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 22.57 l water at 75.6 C

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 152.93 g
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 21.1 C
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Used: Bottle with 152.93 g Corn Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 18.3 C

Notes

Uncrushed 6.20
Mash ph 6.60
Combined ph 6.28
3.30pm

 

12/01/2015 7:46 pH 4.36 (1342 raw – did not calibrate)

Fell to 45c over night. Smells quite high.

14 jan 2015.
Ph dropped to 3.9 after 3’days.

O.g 1.028

Pitched American ale 2 yeast @35c taken as sample from epic pale ale, built up on stir plate for 4 days.

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