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English Special Bitter

142 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Bookem Brewing
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 16th 2021
1.043
1.012
4.2%
31.0
12.8
5.1
20.28
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.60 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row9.6 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 1.28 / lb
$ 12.29 		37 1.8 44.4%
1 lb Briess - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley $ 1.79 / lb
$ 1.79 		33.1 300 4.6%
10 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 10 lb Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 37.7 2.5 46.3%
1 lb Weyermann - Acidulated1 lb Acidulated $ 2.20 / lb
$ 2.20 		27 3.4 4.6%
21.60 lbs / $ 16.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo2 oz Amarillo Hops $ 23.49 / lb
$ 2.94 		Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 23.7 66.7%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops $ 16.99 / lb
$ 1.06 		Pellet 10.6 Boil 15 min 7.33 33.3%
3 oz / $ 4.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
15 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - London ESB Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 213 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Wellintgton filtered
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
3.98 gal Strike 176 °F 152 °F 60 min
14.1 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.61 gal (66.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.61 gal (18.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.1 32.4  
Mash volume with grains 9.83 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.7 -10.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.46 g | 45.9 qt) 11.35 45.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.61 g | 66.5 qt) 16.5 66  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 19.45 77.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Special Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Bookem Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.17%, IBU 31.03, SRM 12.84, Fermentables: ( Brewers Malt 2-Row, Roasted Barley, Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt , Acidulated) Hops: (Amarillo, Centennial) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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