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Bookem's Best Bitter

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 94% (brew house)
Source: Bookem Brewing
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 23rd 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb simpson's - Golden Promise10 lb Golden Promise $ 1.79 / lb
$ 17.90 		36.8 2.2 50%
2 lb Bairds - British Crystal 70/802 lb British Crystal 70/80 $ 1.90 / lb
$ 3.80 		30 75 10%
8 lb Briess - American - Pilsen Malt 2-Row8 lb American - Pilsen Malt 2-Row 37 1.2 40%
20 lbs / $ 21.70
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Artisan - Brittish Fuggle3 oz Brittish Fuggle Hops $ 21.99 / lb
$ 4.12 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 50 min 16.81 60%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops $ 16.99 / lb
$ 2.12 		Pellet 10.6 Boil 10 min 10.54 40%
5 oz / $ 6.25
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
15 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.99 / each
$ 3.99
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 222 B cells required
$ 3.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.23 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.69 gal (66.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.69 gal (18.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.75 35  
Mash volume with grains 10.35 41.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.69 g | 42.8 qt) 10.5 42  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.69 g | 66.8 qt) 16.5 66  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 19.25 77
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bookem's Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Bookem Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.47%, IBU 27.35, SRM 8.25, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, British Crystal 70/80, American - Pilsen Malt 2-Row) Hops: (Brittish Fuggle, Centennial) Other: (Gypsum, Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-19 11:42 UTC