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#3 Dark English Bitter

145 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.120 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (steeping grains only)
Source: Don C
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 3rd 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Dark3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Dark 35 30 50%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Galena1 oz Galena Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 60 min 31.18 50%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 5.08 25%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 0 min 25%
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Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 3.02 g | 12.1 qt) 2.45 9.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.55 2.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.58 g | 14.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 2 8  
Top off amount 3.5 14  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.95 23.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Originally brewed in about 2009, this is my personal favorite of my homebrews. Probably brewed over 100 gal over the years. Got better after a month in the bottle, rather than 1-2 weeks after bottling.

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  • Last Updated: 2021-02-03 22:13 UTC