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Young's Special London Ale Clone

212 calories 21.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: Brew Your Own
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 212 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 8th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale14 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 93.3%
12 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 55L12 oz Crystal 55L 34 55 5%
4 oz United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)4 oz Carastan (30/37) 35 34 1.7%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.63 oz Fuggles1.625 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 28.77 44.8%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 15 min 2.42 13.8%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 0 min 13.8%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Dry Hop 3 days 13.8%
0.50 oz Target0.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Dry Hop 3 days 13.8%
3.62 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
0.50 oz Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 245 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.02 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Camas Summer Profile - Ward Labs
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.63 gal Strike 170 °F 153 °F 60 min
4.84 gal Sparge 153 °F 168 °F 10 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 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.35 g | 17.4 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.85 g | 31.4 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 10.13 40.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use Wyeast 1768 if you can find it. This is a limited Private Collection strain.

Create a 1.75 liter yeast starter.

Adjusted hop quantities slightly to accommodate for Alpha Acid amounts in hops I bought.

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