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Brilliant!

181 calories 21.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 18th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter9 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 85.7%
1 lb Simpsons - Crystal Medium1 lb Crystal Medium 33 65.01 9.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 4.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 60 min 15.64 28.6%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 15 min 3.88 14.3%
0.75 oz Fuggles0.75 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 8 min 3.93 21.4%
0.25 oz Fuggles0.25 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 4 days 7.1%
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Dry Hop 4 days 7.1%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 11.02 14.3%
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.7 Boil 15 min 2.95 7.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.60 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.40 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.70 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.90 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
51 5 18 53 109 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.94 gal Strike 164 °F 154 °F 60 min
5.07 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.78 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.74 g | 19 qt) 4.83 19.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.2 28.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.76 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brilliant!" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Inigo Montoya. All Grain, ABV 4.67%, IBU 37.43, SRM 11.06, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Crystal Medium, Caramel / Crystal 20L) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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