Razzle Saazle (Berliner Weiss, Sour Mash)

[philm00x]

So after having my first sour mash under my belt, I'm wanting to do it again to keep practicing. On my quest for knowledge about the sour mashing technique, I came across a page with information on how to do the technique, but using a Berliner Weiss as the recipe. The recipe split into two batches, one for a raspberry Berliner, the other for a strawberry lemon Berliner. The raspberry sounded a lot more up my alley in terms of flavor, so I took the recipe and tweaked it to make it my own.

Recipe: Razzle Saazle
Brewer: Mr. Rufus Brewing Co.
Asst Brewer:
Style: Berliner Weiss
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 2.82 gal
Post Boil Volume: 2.60 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 2.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 2.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.035 SG
Estimated Color: 5.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 5.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 36.4 %
12.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 18.2 %
8.0 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 3 12.1 %
2.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.0 %
2.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.0 %
2.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.0 %
0.30 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.4 IBUs
1.0 pkg Munich (Lallemand #- ) [50.28 ml] Yeast 8 -
1 lbs Fruit - Raspberry (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 9 24.2 %


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4 lbs 2.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 4.69 qt of water at 159.5 F 150.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.61gal, 1.41gal) of 168.0 F water
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I don't know when I'll have time to brew this, but with this recipe, I'll be sour mashing the full grain bill instead of half, like I did with the KY common. I think the fruit will offer up enough sweetness to balance out the sour from both the mash, but I probably won't sour mash for as long as before since raspberries offer up some pucker as well.

[mashani]

Embrace the sour!