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Best of British (22L)

214 calories 22.7 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: CNA
Calories: 214 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.7 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday November 15th 2020
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30.2
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,500 g United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3500 g Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 85.4%
200 g Simpsons - Heritage Crystal200 g Heritage Crystal 32 66 4.9%
200 g United Kingdom - Wheat200 g Wheat 37 2 4.9%
200 g United Kingdom - Amber200 g Amber 32 27 4.9%
4,100 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 10.62 8.3%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 4.32 8.3%
30 g Bramling Cross30 g Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 6.5 Whirlpool 10 min 4.43 25%
30 g Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool 10 min 3.07 25%
40 g Challenger40 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Whirlpool 10 min 7.73 33.3%
120 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protafloc Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 ml Brewers Clarex Fining Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 60       Temp: 19 °C       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
14 L Mash In Strike 68 °C 68 °C 60 min
Mash Out Strike 75 °C 75 °C 10 min
16 L Sparge Fly Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 L/kg 7.2
Mash volume with grains 9.9
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26.1 L) 23.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.3 L) 26
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 22.5 L) 23
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22.5 L) 22
Total: 31  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best of British (22L)" Best Bitter beer recipe by CNA. All Grain, ABV 4.54%, IBU 30.17, SRM 8.29, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Heritage Crystal, Wheat, Amber) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles, Bramling Cross) Other: (Protafloc, Brewers Clarex)
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