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David Heath's Extra Special Bitter

169 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 30th 2020
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Fermentables
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28.35 g Northdown28.35 g Northdown Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 29.29 46.6%
17.50 g Fuggles17.5 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 3.43 28.8%
15 g Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma at 175 °F 10 min 2.94 24.7%
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Yeast
Danstar - London ESB Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.99 / each
$ 4.99
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
$ 4.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.2 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 qt Mash In Temperature 160 °F 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.48 g | 33.9 qt) 7.43 29.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.23 g | 36.9 qt) 8.19 32.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.18 -4.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.43 29.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Lyles Golden Syrup is available on Amazon - supposed to add unique flavor and raises ABV. I looked at David's recipe in Brewfather and came up with US Equivalents...I tried to input Lyle's Golden Syrup - not getting David's numbers.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-08-30 23:58 UTC