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Big Ben - London Bitter

205 calories 25.1 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.33 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (ending kettle)
Calories: 205 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.1 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday September 1st 2020
10.8 °P
3.8 °P
3.8%
21.0
15.7
5.5
19.01
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 2.29 € / kg
10.31 € 		38 8.51 93.8%
0.20 kg German - CaraAmber0.2 kg CaraAmber 2.19 € / kg
0.44 € 		34 59.88 4.2%
0.10 kg German - CaraAroma0.1 kg CaraAroma 2.39 € / kg
0.24 € 		34 345.42 2.1%
4.80 kg / 10.98 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops 0.05 € / g
1.25 € 		Pellet 5 Boil 70 min 15.79 31.3%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops 0.05 € / g
1.25 € 		Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 2.5 31.3%
30 g Willamette30 g Willamette Hops 59.90 € / kg
1.80 € 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.7 37.5%
80 g / 4.29 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss 49.90 € / kg
0.25 € 		Other Boil 5 min.
0.25 €
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
3.49 € / each
3.49 €
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
3.49 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Vienna hql2
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
37 6 1 1 2 4.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 5 min
Infusion 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
9 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 23 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.5 L/kg 21.6
Mash volume with grains 24.8
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume 11.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.1 L) 27.3
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 20.3 L) 25
Estimated amount in fermentor 25
Total: 33  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Ben - London Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Slychief. All Grain, ABV 3.78%, IBU 20.99, SRM 15.71, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, CaraAmber, CaraAroma) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Willamette) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-09-07 18:49 UTC