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103 - Best Bitter

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.094 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.108 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Randy Daily/Jonathan Reasoner
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 21st 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt20 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 53.3%
10 lb United Kingdom - Mild10 lb Mild 37 3 26.7%
3 lb Castle Malting - Château Monastique3 lb Château Monastique 35 17.5 8%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Amber Malt1 lb Amber Malt 32.2 38 2.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L1 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 2.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 90L1 lb Crystal 90L 33 90 2.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats1 lb Golden Naked Oats 33 10 2.7%
8 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate8 oz Chocolate 34 425 1.3%
37.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Challenger5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 22.69 41.7%
3 oz East Kent Goldings3 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 7.35 25%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - UK Fuggle2 oz UK Fuggle Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 45 min 4.02 16.7%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 1.94 16.7%
12 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.06 gal (68.25 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9 gal (36 qt) and adding 5.06 gal (20.25 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.06 56.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 14.06 56.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.06 g | 12.3 qt) 17.06 68.3  
Grain absorption losses -4.69 -18.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.83 g | 11.3 qt) 2.38 9.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.95 g | 47.8 qt) 11.5 46  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.45 -1.8  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Top off amount 14 56  
Going into fermentor 24 96  
Total: 16.44 65.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"103 - Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Randy Daily/Jonathan Reasoner. All Grain, ABV 4.43%, IBU 35.99, SRM 12.72, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Mild, Château Monastique, Amber Malt, Crystal 60L, Crystal 90L, Golden Naked Oats, Chocolate) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings, UK Fuggle)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-04-22 03:17 UTC