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Wells Bombardier Clone

187 calories 21.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.69 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.19 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 58% (brew house)
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 8th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Thomas Fawcett - English Pearl Pale Ale Malt10 lb English Pearl Pale Ale Malt $ 1.58 / lb
$ 15.80 		38 2.6 60.6%
2 lb Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat2 lb Torrefied Wheat $ 1.29 / lb
$ 2.58 		36.8 3 12.1%
2 lb Invert Sugar Syrup2 lb Invert Sugar Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) $ 1.50 / lb
$ 3.00 		36 1 12.1%
2 lb Simpsons - Crystal Medium2 lb Crystal Medium $ 1.38 / lb
$ 2.76 		33 65.01 12.1%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls $ 0.97 / lb
$ 0.49 		0 0 3%
16.50 lbs / $ 24.63
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g UK-Challenger-201940 g UK-Challenger-2019 Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 1.62 		Pellet 6.3 First Wort 60 min 30.35 44.4%
40 g Fuggles40 g Fuggles Hops $ 0.05 / g
$ 2.00 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 3.93 44.4%
10 g USA-Triumph10 g USA-Triumph Hops $ 1.25 / oz
$ 0.44 		Pellet 10.7 Whirlpool 10 min 2.17 11.1%
90 g / $ 4.06
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 110 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 110 min.
14 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 110 min.
30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 110 min.
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9 gal Water $ 0.64 / gal
$ 5.76 		Other Mash 0 min.
$ 5.76
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - British Ale VIII OYL-016
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.00 / each
$ 3.00
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required
$ 3.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.1 psi       Temp: 50 °F       CO2 Level: 1.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
costco gallon - with adds noted to emulate Wells
phosphoric acid for ph
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal stir in grain Temperature 126 °F 126 °F 40 min
stir & recirculate Temperature 126 °F 165 °F 60 min
1.5 gal pull basket/drain Temperature 165 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.73 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.73 qt/lb 6.27 25.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.43 29.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.74 g | 15 qt) 3.48 13.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.95 g | 31.8 qt) 7.69 30.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.17 0.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6.51 g | 26.1 qt) 7.19 28.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7.18 g | 28.7 qt) 6.5 26  
Total: 9.75 39
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Interview with brewer:
http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/post1676/

This recipe is a loose follow to that recipe.

Some differences include:
-addition of torrified wheat as described in podcast in lieu of rice syrup

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