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Best Bitter #1

149 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 14th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt5 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 52.6%
3 lb Great Western - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 37 3.5 31.6%
1.25 lb Crisp Malting - Amber1.25 lb Amber 33.1 27.5 13.2%
4 oz Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I4 oz Crystal Malt I 34 45 2.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz BSG - Fuggle1.5 oz Fuggle Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 27.11 60%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Sonnet0.5 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 15 min 4.48 20%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Sonnet0.5 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.6 Whirlpool at 180 °F 15 min 1.06 20%
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Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.56 14.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.97 g | 19.9 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.52 g | 22.1 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.98 g | 23.9 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.94 35.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter #1" Best Bitter beer recipe by alzanderchap. All Grain, ABV 4.16%, IBU 32.65, SRM 8.49, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, White Wheat, Amber, Crystal Malt I) Hops: (Fuggle, Yakima Valley Hops - Sonnet)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-12-20 15:04 UTC