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Mighty Sour
Berliner Weisse • All Grain • 2 gal
first sour beer.
May 23, 2007 am 01:11am
3.5/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (All Grain, 2 gal)
- 1.5 lbs
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 1 lbs
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- 0.25 lbs
Acidulated Malt
Acidulated Malt
High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.
- 3/8 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
-
Wyeast 1007 German Ale™
Wyeast 1007 German Ale™
Ferments dry and crisp, leaving a complex but mild flavor. Produces an extremely rocky head and ferments well down to 55F.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 17 - Sour Ale
Subcategory: A - Berliner Weisse
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.030 | 1.028 - 1.032 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.005 | 1.003 - 1.006 | |
| Color: | 2.5 SRM | 2 - 3 | |
| Alcohol: | 3.3% ABV | 2.8% - 3.8% | |
| Bitterness: | 5.8 IBU | 3 - 8 | |
Discussion
first all-grain
2007-06-02 1:21am
Well, this beer is my first all-grain experience. Mashing was interesting in my kitchen pots, but I got my 60% efficiency, which is pretty good considering the crappy techniques involved. The color looks pretty dark right now, but maybe it will get lighter? OG = 1.031 Attempting to sour overnight using raw cracked malt. We'll see how that goes. Boiling tomorrow regardless.
seemed soured
2007-06-08 9:47pm
Souring seems to have worked. I let it run for 21 hours before boiling and adding hops. Fermentation is done now and I'll bottle this weekend.
not bad
2007-06-26 12:36am
Came out not too bad. Very light, a little sour tang, easy and refreshing. When it gets warm, there is a little "rotten grain" aftertaste, but it's good when cold.
planning a second batch
2007-09-27 12:49am
This one turned into my wife's favorite beer. She even likes it better than the honey pale I make for her and won't let me offer it to guests. I've still got a few bottles left, but I'm planning on making a second batch with basically the same recipe. Super pale straw color, thin to non-existent head (odd for a wheat...), effervescent carbonation. Light lemony flavors, some wheaty undertones, generally just a light, crisp beer. Goes well with food, even cheese and crackers. Refreshing and palate-cleansing.
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