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Best Bitter

132 calories 14.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23.875 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.875 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.875 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 132 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday December 1st 2021
1.043
1.012
4.1%
45.0
9.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise4.5 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 80.2%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.4 kg Crystal 45L 34 45 7.1%
0.30 kg Dingemans - Biscuit0.3 kg Biscuit 34.5 22 5.3%
10 g Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt10 g Chocolate Malt 32.66 450 0.2%
320 g Torrified Wheat320 g Torrified Wheat 36 2 5.7%
79 g Weyermann - Acidulated79 g Acidulated 27 3.4 1.4%
5.61 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Target30 g Target Hops Pellet 10.5 First Wort at 100 °C 60 min 41.42 37.5%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6 Boil at 100 °C 5 min 3.57 31.3%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6 Boil at 100 °C 0 min 31.3%
80 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Boil 0 min.
0.25 g Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.14 g Campden Tablet Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.25 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.14 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.50 g Brewtan B Other Mash 0 min.
0.25 g Brewtan B Other Sparge 0 min.
3.68 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
3.35 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.88 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
3.68 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.73 g Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Protofloc Water Agt Boil 0 min.
1.75 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
0.25 g Brewtan B Other Boil 0 min.
4 g Whirlfloc Fining Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
150 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
84 17 22 77 166 28
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21 L Strike 71.2 °C 66 °C 60 min
12 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 36.5 L) 35.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 40.2 L) 39.1
Grain absorption losses -5.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30 L) 28.9
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23.9 L) 24.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 24.9 L) 23.9
Total: 35.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash PH

5.31pH including acidated malt and Salt additions.

Premash water treatment of SMB, AA and BTB -0.077ph (0.02 SMB + 0.057 AA)

= 5.27ph

mash 12g yeast + sugar
sparge 7g yeat + sugar

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