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Philly Sour Ale

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Philly Sour Ale

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Beer Style: Lambic, Fruit and Vegetable, Specialty 
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5 gallons

Description:

Forget what you know about sours. Brewed with the legendary WildBrew™ Philly Sour yeast, this gluten-free beer skips the "kettle sour" funk for a clean, mouth-watering snap. Expect a bright burst of stone fruit and red apple that dances on the tongue, finished with a crisp, lemonade-like acidity. Perfect for brewing a flavorful gluten-free beer at home with drinkability, aroma, and craft quality.

Ingredients:

  • Grain Bill
  • 8 oz Biscuit 4L Rice Malt
  • 8 oz Munich Millet Malt
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  • Fermentables
  • 6.6 lb Sorghum Syrup
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  • Hops
  • 1 oz Northern Brewer Hops (60 min)
  • 0.5 oz Fuggle Hops (30 min)
  • 0.5 oz Fuggle Hops (Flameout)
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  • Other Additions
  • 1 Whirlfloc Tablet
  • 4 oz Cherry Flavoring (Bottling or Kegging)
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  • Yeast
  • Lallemand WildBrew Philly Sour Yeast
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  • Yeast Nutrient
  • Use yeast nutrients according to the manufacturer's dosage and timing recommendations.

Additional Instructions

Primary Ferment: 7 - 10 days
Secondary Ferment: 7 - 10 days

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.041
Final Gravity: 1.007
Alcohol by Vol: 4.4%
Color SRM: 3.5
Bitterness IBU: 35.0
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
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Procedure:

Follow the partial mash brewing procedures outlined in our brewing tutorials. Follow yeast manufacturer recommendations for fermentation and temperature control. Add the cherry flavoring at bottling or kegging.

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