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Old Speckled Hen Clone

160 calories 14.3 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: 7.84 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 24th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise10 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise $ 1.52 / lb
$ 15.20 		37 2.4 71.4%
1 lb Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat1 lb Torrefied Wheat $ 1.29 / lb
$ 1.29 		36.8 3 7.1%
1.50 lb Simpsons - Crystal Medium1.5 lb Crystal Medium $ 1.38 / lb
$ 2.07 		33 65.01 10.7%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls $ 1.07 / lb
$ 0.54 		0 0 3.6%
0.50 lb DE - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin $ 1.62 / lb
$ 0.81 		37 25 3.6%
0.50 lb Flaked Barley0.5 lb Flaked Barley $ 1.23 / lb
$ 0.62 		32 2.2 3.6%
14 lbs / $ 20.52
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g UK-Challenger30 g UK-Challenger Hops $ 1.25 / oz
$ 1.32 		Pellet 7.5 First Wort 60 min 26.57 42.9%
20 g USA-Golding-201920 g USA-Golding-2019 Hops $ 1.00 / oz
$ 0.71 		Pellet 5.7 Boil 10 min 4.44 28.6%
20 g UK-First Gold20 g UK-First Gold Hops $ 0.02 / oz
$ 0.02 		Pellet 7.7 Boil 10 min 5.99 28.6%
70 g / $ 2.04
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
13 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 110 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 110 min.
14 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 110 min.
32 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 110 min.
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
1.50 tsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 gal Water $ 0.50 / gal
$ 4.50 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 4.50
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.00 / each
$ 4.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
$ 4.00 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 Infusion 126 °F 126 °F 60 min
Infusion 152 °F 152 °F 30 min
stir & recirculate Infusion 165 °F 165 °F 30 min
1.5 gal pull basket/drain Sparge 170 °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 5.84 23.4  
Mash volume with grains 6.92 27.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.15 g | 16.6 qt) 3.9 15.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.09 g | 32.4 qt) 7.84 31.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 7.34 29.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7.34 g | 29.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Total: 9.74 38.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

From the website:
https://www.oldspeckledhen.co.uk/our-beers/old-speckled-hen/

"A high proportion of Crystal malt in Old Speckled Hen provides the key toffee/caramel flavour. The yeast used to ferment the beer provides the other key character - estery or banana/pear drop. This estery note provides the fruity and refreshing balance. The hops used add a palate cleansing herbal note and very slight orange citrus. A very malty, full bodied and warming ale."

ABV bottle 5% Cask 4.5%
Malt Pale, Crystal
Hops Challenger, First Gold, Goldings
IBU 3.5 out of 5 hop cones whatever that means
Sweetness 3 out of 5 sugar cubes whatever that means


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