German Sparkle Party
From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 27, 2024
Specifics
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BJCP Style Info: Berliner Weisse
| O.G.: | 1.028 - 1.032 |
| F.G.: | 1.003 - 1.006 |
| ABV: | 2.8 - 3.8% |
| Bitterness: | 03 - 08 IBUs |
| Color: | 2 - 3 SRM |
| Info: | A very pale, sour, refreshing, low-alcohol wheat ale. Commercial Examples: Schultheiss Berliner Weisse, Berliner Kindl Weisse, Nodding Head Berliner Weisse, Weihenstephan 1809 (unusual in its 5% ABV), Bahnhof Berliner Style Weisse, Southampton Berliner Weisse, Bethlehem Berliner Weisse, Three Floyds Deesko. |
General Information
| Method: | All Grain |
My first go at a sour beer. Berliner Weisse. |
| 1.00 pounds | German Pilsen Malt (2-Row) | 50% of grist |
| 1.00 pounds | American Wheat Malt | 50% of grist |
| 2.00 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
| 0.30 ounces |
Tettnanger 4.5% Pellets @ 15 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
1.4 AAUs |
| 0.30 ounces | Total Hop Weight | 1.4 AAUs |
Boil
| Total Boil Time: | 15 minutes |
Yeast
| Name: | Lactobacillus Delbrueckii |
| Manufacturer: | Wyeast |
| Product ID: | 4335 |
| Type: | Ale |
| Flocculation: | Medium |
| Attenuation: | 67% |
| Temperature Range: | 60–95°F |
| Amount: | 35 ml |
Water Profile
Brookline, MA
| Calicum: | 3.7 ppm |
| Bicarbonate: | 10 ppm |
| Sulfate: | 5.4 ppm |
| Chloride: | 17.5 ppm |
| Sodium: | 28.5 ppm |
| Magnesium: | 0.8 ppm |
| PH: | 7.9% |
| Notes: | From Massachusetts Water Resource Authority - Nov. 2012 |
Procedure
Mashed at 148 for 90 minutes. Aiming for a highly fermentable wort.
Boiled hard for 15 minutes. Cooled to 75F. Pitched 5335 Lactobacillus.
Made BRY-97 starter with remaining wort to be pitched the following morning. |
Fermentation
| Primary: | 17 days @ 80° F |
German Sparkle Party
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Brew Day Data
| Target | Actual | |
| Strike Water Amount: | 0.7 | |
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| Sparge Water Amount: | 2.2 | |
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| Pre-Boil Gravity: | ||
| Pre-Boil Amount: | 1.4 | |
| Post-Boil Amount: | 1 | |
| Boil Time: | 15 | |
| Original Gravity: | 1.037 / 9.3° P | |
Brew Day Notes