Random American Ale to Sour

Batch Info

10lb Batch
All Grain

Grains

17lbs Pilsner
3lbs Unmalted Spelt
2.11lb Mecca Gateway (undermodified)
1.6lbs Triticale
1.5lbs Carapils
1.3lbs 2Row

Hops

1.5oz Centennial (10.3%AA) @60min
.18 Cascade Cryohops (?%AA) @60min

Yeast

Lallemand American West Coast x2

SG: 1.052
1wk (still fermenting): 1.016

Additions

None

Fermentation

No notes

8gal Strike @ 172F. Mash in @ 153-155F. 60min mash. 152-153F @ 30min. 150F @ 60min. 8gal sparge @174F. 13.75gal preboil. 60min boil. 12gal post boil. Split into two fermenters and pitched yeast.

After 1 week, while still slightly fermenting, racked the beer into new carboys – #1 pitched slurry from batch #60 Sour Wheat (Dregs of Dwinell Country Ales Fool’s Gold & Levelheaded) and #2 onto slurry of batch #53 Belgian Wit (soured) (same dregs as Sour Plum Spelt Saison) and 4.6 lbs second use cherries from same beer

To be bottled.

Brewed 3/18/20.

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