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Best Bitter #1 - Dark Crystal

238 calories 25.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 14.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 61% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 238 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday November 5th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale3 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 5.17 93%
225 g United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L225 g Dark Crystal 80L 33 211.99 7%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 28.66 55.6%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 8.31 44.4%
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Broad Town, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
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
21.5 L 69 °C 69 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 11.8
Mash volume with grains 13.9
Grain absorption losses -3.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.3 L) 10.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L) 18.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 L) 14.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 14.5 L) 12
Total: 22.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter #1 - Dark Crystal" Best Bitter beer recipe by richardhall1982. All Grain, ABV 4.83%, IBU 36.98, SRM 21.13, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale, Dark Crystal 80L) Hops: (Fuggles, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-11-05 13:45 UTC