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Bilbo Brown's British Special B

153 calories 15.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.4 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Henrik Majberger
Calories: 153 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday February 24th 2021
1.050
1.012
5.1%
28.1
42.6
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4,000 g Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4000 g Finest Maris Otter 38 6.51 75.5%
300 g Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate300 g Pale Chocolate 32.7 585.59 5.7%
400 g Castle Malting - Château Special Belgium400 g Château Special Belgium 34 305.39 7.5%
200 g Crisp Malting - Brown Malt200 g Brown Malt 32.7 171.96 3.8%
200 g Weyermann - CaraAmber200 g CaraAmber 37 70.55 3.8%
200 g German - CaraHell200 g CaraHell 34 27.86 3.8%
5,300 g / kr 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 First Wort 60 min 19.34 50%
25 g Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Aroma 15 min 8.72 50%
50 g / kr 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4.80 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.80 g Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 15 min.
0.38 g Protafloc Fining Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 228 B cells required
kr 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 157.6 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23 L BIAB infusion mash Infusion 72 °C 67 °C 60 min
10.8 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 36.7 L) 35.5
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 40.1 L) 39
Grain absorption losses -5.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.5 L) 29.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 24.5 L) 26.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 26.4 L) 24.5
Total: 35.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Work in progress. Not started brewing the first batch yet.

Our brown Labrador is named Bilbo, it's well past time for a tribute beer. What could be more fitting than a British Brown Ale? I want the fruity/raisin-y taste from Special B, thus the name Bilbo Special.

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  • Last Updated: 2021-07-07 20:44 UTC