Granite Best Bitter Clone

Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.07 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday May 7th 2021

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.20 lb	Canadian - Pale 2-Row4.2 lb Pale 2-Row	36	1.75	85.2%
0.20 lb	American - Black Malt0.2 lb Black Malt	28	500	4.1%
4 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	5.1%
3.50 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L3.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	4.4%
1 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	1.3%
78.90 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

4.20 lb

Canadian - Pale 2-Row

1.75

85.2%

0.20 lb

American - Black Malt

500

4.1%

4 oz

American - Caramel / Crystal 20L

5.1%

3.50 oz

American - Caramel / Crystal 40L

4.4%

1 oz

American - Caramel / Crystal 120L

120

1.3%

78.90 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	60 min	20.45	66.7%
0.25 oz	East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	10 min	4.12	33.3%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

0.50 oz

Fuggles

Pellet

4.5

Boil

60 min

20.45

66.7%

0.25 oz

East Kent Goldings

Pellet

Boil

10 min

4.12

33.3%

0.75 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Fuggles (Pellet)	20.45	66.7%
0.25 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	4.12	33.3%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.07 qt		Steeping	154 °F	--	90 min

Amount

Description

Type

Start Temp

Target Temp

Time

4.07 qt

Steeping

154 °F

90 min

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.64 g \| 22.6 qt)	4.94	19.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.04 g \| 24.2 qt)	5.33	21.3
Grain absorption losses	-0.62	-2.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.78 g \| 19.1 qt)	4.07	16.3
Boil off losses	-2.25	-9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.03	-0.1
Post boil Volume	2.5	10
Volume into fermentor	2.5	10
Total:	4.94	19.7
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.64 g | 22.6 qt)

4.94

19.7

Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.04 g | 24.2 qt)

5.33

21.3

Grain absorption losses

-0.62

-2.5

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.78 g | 19.1 qt)

4.07

16.3

Boil off losses

-2.25

-9

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.03

-0.1

Post boil Volume

2.5

Volume into fermentor

2.5

Total:

4.94

19.7

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Temp	Updated	Comment
5/18/2021 1:39 PM over 3 years ago	+1	Mash Complete				5/18/2021 1:39 PM over 3 years ago	Miscalculated my boiloff, needed less water than BF anticipated, still right to the tip top of my kettle. Kettle lost about 2.9 deg from ideal mash temp (154)
5/18/2021 1:40 PM over 3 years ago	+1	Boil Complete				5/18/2021 1:40 PM over 3 years ago	Despite stove being very very hot for cooking, it was underpowered to fire this big of a kettle with this much liquid. Had to keep the lid almost all the way on to maintain a decent boil. If lid came off the boil slowed to barely a simmer. Still hit very very close to OG with about 34oz of liquid remaining - partially miscalculated strike water volume, condensation from lid, lack of boil off. Still had to run it for close to 110 minutes rather than anticipated 90 min. Better than I thought it would be though.
5/20/2021 12:56 PM over 3 years ago	+3	Sample	1.028		61 °F	5/20/2021 12:56 PM over 3 years ago	Have seen no activity whatsoever in fermenter, looks very inert, worried that yeast had been killed in fridge. Took a sample this morning, almost 36 hours after pitching and happy to find it is at 1.028. Flavour is good, tastes like the beginnings of a Best Bitter, colour maybe a little darker than it ought to be. Very little homebrew taste, something I've fought against in my last three brews.
5/22/2021 8:33 PM over 3 years ago	+5	Sample	1.024		61 °F	5/22/2021 8:33 PM over 3 years ago	losing about .02 points per day. Tastes great, thankfully.
7/2/2021 2:00 AM over 3 years ago	+46	Tasting Note	1.022			7/2/2021 2:00 AM over 3 years ago	This is my final note for this brew. Lots of problems encountered, but the finished product is quite fine. No doubt sweeter and less bitter than what I was aiming for, but drinkable. 1) Lost a lot of volume to trub. This is an equipment problem, but there was an immense amount of matter in my fermenter. What seemed like 2.5 gal was actually more like 2 gal going into bottles. 2) Gravity stalled out at 1.022. Yeast needs a consistently warmer temp that I could not sustain, may be part of the problem. Once I saw it hit terminal gravity I let it rest for an extra week just to be sure, then bottled. 3) This is my fourth brew and is devoid of the "homebrew taste" I've had in my other brews. 4) Darker than it should be for a bitter and for what I was cloning, sweeter, and "thicker" than I was hoping for - almost more like a porter than a bitter, but for what it is it's quite good. 5) Over carbonated. Was aiming for a low amount and so didn't use much corn sugar, but I imagine because of the sweetness of the brew there was residual sugar. No bottle bombs, but way more carbonated than I was aiming for. This is a welcome thing, though, as some of my earlier beers haven't carbed at all.
7/2/2021 2:01 AM over 3 years ago	+46	Packaged	1.022	2 Gallons		7/2/2021 2:01 AM over 3 years ago	Thought I had 2.5 gallons, had almost .5 gallons in trub. Bottled 2 Gallons.

Date

Days

Event

Gravity

Volume

Temp

Updated

Comment

5/18/2021 1:39 PM
over 3 years ago

Mash Complete

5/18/2021 1:39 PM
over 3 years ago

Miscalculated my boiloff, needed less water than BF anticipated, still right to the tip top of my kettle.

Kettle lost about 2.9 deg from ideal mash temp (154)

5/18/2021 1:40 PM
over 3 years ago

Boil Complete

5/18/2021 1:40 PM
over 3 years ago

Despite stove being very very hot for cooking, it was underpowered to fire this big of a kettle with this much liquid. Had to keep the lid almost all the way on to maintain a decent boil. If lid came off the boil slowed to barely a simmer.

Still hit very very close to OG with about 34oz of liquid remaining - partially miscalculated strike water volume, condensation from lid, lack of boil off.

Still had to run it for close to 110 minutes rather than anticipated 90 min. Better than I thought it would be though.

5/20/2021 12:56 PM
over 3 years ago

Sample

1.028

61 °F

5/20/2021 12:56 PM
over 3 years ago

Have seen no activity whatsoever in fermenter, looks very inert, worried that yeast had been killed in fridge.

Took a sample this morning, almost 36 hours after pitching and happy to find it is at 1.028.

Flavour is good, tastes like the beginnings of a Best Bitter, colour maybe a little darker than it ought to be. Very little homebrew taste, something I've fought against in my last three brews.

5/22/2021 8:33 PM
over 3 years ago

Sample

1.024

61 °F

5/22/2021 8:33 PM
over 3 years ago

losing about .02 points per day.
Tastes great, thankfully.

7/2/2021 2:00 AM
over 3 years ago

+46

Tasting Note

1.022

7/2/2021 2:00 AM
over 3 years ago

This is my final note for this brew.

Lots of problems encountered, but the finished product is quite fine. No doubt sweeter and less bitter than what I was aiming for, but drinkable.

1) Lost *a lot* of volume to trub. This is an equipment problem, but there was an immense amount of matter in my fermenter. What seemed like 2.5 gal was actually more like 2 gal going into bottles.

2) Gravity stalled out at 1.022. Yeast needs a consistently warmer temp that I could not sustain, may be part of the problem. Once I saw it hit terminal gravity I let it rest for an extra week just to be sure, then bottled.

3) This is my fourth brew and is devoid of the "homebrew taste" I've had in my other brews.

4) Darker than it should be for a bitter and for what I was cloning, sweeter, and "thicker" than I was hoping for - almost more like a porter than a bitter, but for what it is it's quite good.

5) Over carbonated. Was aiming for a low amount and so didn't use much corn sugar, but I imagine because of the sweetness of the brew there was residual sugar. No bottle bombs, but way more carbonated than I was aiming for. This is a welcome thing, though, as some of my earlier beers haven't carbed at all.

7/2/2021 2:01 AM
over 3 years ago

+46

Packaged

1.022

2 Gallons

7/2/2021 2:01 AM
over 3 years ago

Thought I had 2.5 gallons, had almost .5 gallons in trub.

Bottled 2 Gallons.

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