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Best Bitter

154 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19 gallons
Post Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 86% (brew house)
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 22nd 2021
1.047
1.010
4.7%
29.5
11.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb Great Western - Domestic 2-Row19 lb Domestic 2-Row 37 2 73.1%
2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 7.7%
4 lb Mecca Grade - Opal 224 lb Opal 22 35.6 22 15.4%
1 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 3.8%
26 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Warrior1.25 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 17.5 Boil 45 min 22.34 17.2%
3 oz Crystal3 oz Crystal Hops Leaf/Whole 3.3 Boil 15 min 4.97 41.4%
3 oz Crystal3 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 3.3 Boil 5 min 2.2 41.4%
7.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 278 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Municipal
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: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 19.77 gal (79.09 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 7.77 gal (31.09 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9 36  
Mash volume with grains 10.92 43.7  
Grain absorption losses -3 -12  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.87 g | 55.5 qt) 13.09 52.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 19.77 g | 79.1 qt) 19 76  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.27 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 18 72  
Going into fermentor 18 72  
Total: 22.09 88.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Pughtown Brewers. All Grain, ABV 4.74%, IBU 29.5, SRM 11.06, Fermentables: (Domestic 2-Row, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Opal 22, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Warrior, Crystal)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-10-23 04:55 UTC