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Bitters

149 calories 18.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 45.53 liters
Post Boil Size: 41.54 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 149 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday January 9th 2021
1.048
1.016
4.1%
36.4
17.4
5.5
182.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 kg Malteurop - Pale Malt8.5 kg Pale Malt $ 20.00 / kg
$ 170.00 		30 6 82.9%
0.50 kg German - CaraMunich II0.5 kg CaraMunich II 34 46 4.9%
0.25 kg Belgian - Chocolate0.25 kg Chocolate 30 340 2.4%
0.25 kg German - Melanoidin0.25 kg Melanoidin 37 25 2.4%
0.25 kg German - CaraRed0.25 kg CaraRed 34 20 2.4%
0.50 kg Rolled Oats0.5 kg Rolled Oats 33 2.2 4.9%
10.25 kg / $ 170.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Southern Dawn (13.6 AA) / 140 Grams25 g Southern Dawn (13.6 AA) / 140 Grams Hops $ 0.48 / g
$ 12.00 		Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 22.39 29.4%
30 g Fuggles (4.5 AA)30 g Fuggles (4.5 AA) Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 40 min 7.8 35.3%
30 g Amarillo (8.6 AA)30 g Amarillo (8.6 AA) Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 10 min 6.16 35.3%
85 g / $ 12.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - us-04
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 167 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27 L Steeping 57 °C 5 °C 30 min
27 L Strike 50 °C 67 °C 60 min
26 L Sparge 67 °C 77 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 25 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 46.13 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 0.73 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 30.8
Mash volume with grains 37.5
Grain absorption losses -10.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26.5 L) 25.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 46.1 L) 45.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 40 L) 41.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 41.5 L) 40
Total: 56.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitters" Best Bitter beer recipe by Wayne11. All Grain, ABV 4.14%, IBU 36.35, SRM 17.35, Fermentables: (Pale Malt, CaraMunich II, Chocolate, Melanoidin, CaraRed, Rolled Oats) Hops: (Southern Dawn (13.6 AA) / 140 Grams, Fuggles (4.5 AA), Amarillo (8.6 AA))
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  • Last Updated: 2021-05-23 09:42 UTC