Berliner Weisse

[jamie_savoie]

Brewed this one using the no boil method and made a 6gal and 3gal batch.  The 6gal will be fermented with 5335 for 3-4 days; I'll measure the pH and taste before jugging when it's time to pitch S-05, I'm shooting for a pH of 3.0-3.3 but I'll let the tasting decide.  It'll be in bottle in 3-4 weeks, adding more lacto/yeast and half will be bottled with brett-L.  

The 3gal version will be fermented the same way but just a little longer on the lacto.  After fermentation I'll blend it with 2gal of my grodziskie, age it another month then bottle.  The inspiration for this came from Hopfenstark's Boson de Higgs which is a cross between a berliner, a rauch and a saison, it's great stuff.  

Those will be sweet for next summer

Recipe: 27 - Berliner Weisse
Style: Berliner Weisse
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 9,00 gal  
Bottling Volume: 8,60 gal
Estimated OG: 1,030 SG
Estimated Color: 2,5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 3,9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70,00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75,8 %
Boil Time: 0 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                          %/IBU        
5 lbs                 Pilsner (Best Maltz) (1,7 SRM)                 50,0 %        
5 lbs                 White Wheat Malt (2,4 SRM)                      50,0 %        
2,0 oz               Select Spalt [4,75 %] - Mash 60,0 min         3,9 IBUs      
1,0 pkg               Lactobacillus (Wyeast Labs #5335)                  
1,0 pkg               S-05 Amerian Ale (Safale #S-05)                    
1,0 pkg               Brettanomyces lambicus (White Labs #WLP653)            


Mash Schedule: Decoction Mash, Double
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
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Name                   Description                             Step Temperat Step Time    
Protein Rest           Add 13,0 qt of water at 146,6 F        135,0 F       120 min              
Saccharification       Decoct 3,05 qt of mash and boil it      149,0 F       60 min        
Mash Out               Heat to 168,0 F over 10 min             168,0 F       10 min        

Sparge: Fly sparge with 4,19 gal water at 168,0 F

[Richard]

You need to get to a meeting some time with these exotics... I'm sure many would be interested to give it a try

[jamie_savoie]

You need to get to a meeting some time with these exotics... I'm sure many would be interested to give it a try

it'll happen soon enough mate