Berliner Weisse - Rye Brew Session

Brew Session Info

4/17/2016
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Chiller takes 1L - 13L wort (1.031) 1L topup 500ml starter = 14.5L pre boil (1.029) 64.9(C) 63.9(E) Popped temp on oven 1st runnings - 1.045 after 2nd & 3rd runnings 1.030 (2x 4L pots) Soured for 2.5 days 90 min boil - topped up at 30mins (did the top up dilute the acidity? - not according to the PH tabs) When first tasting in the morning I was initially worried that it was going to be too sour but then after the boil worried that not sour enough - will need to wait and see how less sugar will affect the perception of the sourness. I wondered if the boil boiled off the acidity but pre and post PH strips look the same indicating about a PH of 4 (A little high but they are inaccurate). Anyway, will have to just wait and see. Much slower souring this time - temp? was set to 43C and ranged between 43 and about 46.5 (probe 2) Starter was good so maybe pitch more next time - pitched about 750ml this time. First sip of a sour tester seems to register a higher sourness than subsequent tests 6 days = 1.010 (Sourness seems good - a little higher now that it's not as sweet)

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

1.9 lb kg
13 °FC
65 °FC
1.5 qt/lbl/kg
90 min.
11 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
3 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

16.51 gals liters
4.12 gals liters
3.10 gals liters
66.59 °FC
66.59 °FC
2.81 gals liters
13.41 gals liters
16.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
°FC
°FC
75 minutes

Boil

1.029 1.027 (estimated)
14.5 gallons liters 16.20 (gallonsliters estimated)
90 minutes minutes (90 minutes estimated)
10.2 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 14.50 gallonsliters at 1.029 for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 4.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.038.

You wanted an OG of 1.037. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

9 gallons liters 11.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.039 (1.037 predicted)
(1.007 predicted)

Conditioning

Tasting Notes (0)

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Recipe Facts

Berliner Weisse - Rye
Berliner Weisse
  • 11.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 14.80 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.037 OG
  • 1.007 FG
  • 4.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.13 BG:GU
  • 2.9° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 3.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 119 per 12oz Calories
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