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Strong Bitter

260 calories 25.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 260 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday December 12th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.70 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter3.7 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 76.9%
0.21 kg United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L0.21 kg Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 4.4%
0.25 kg United Kingdom - Amber0.25 kg Amber 32 27 5.2%
0.20 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Light - 45L0.2 kg Crystal Light - 45L 33.1 45 4.2%
0.45 kg Crisp Malting - Munich Malt0.45 kg Munich Malt 37 10 9.4%
4.81 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Admiral12 g Admiral Hops Pellet 13 Boil 75 min 21.18 12.9%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 15 min 8.77 21.5%
11 g East Kent Goldings11 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 10 min 3.52 11.8%
20 g First Gold20 g First Gold Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 5 min 4.87 21.5%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 2.36 10.8%
20 g Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool 20 min 2.5 21.5%
93 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
23 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home tap water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 5 26 180 240 120
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.2 L Strike 73 °C 65 °C 60 min
10 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.2 L/kg 20.2
Mash volume with grains 23.4
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.1 L) 11.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.6 L) 26
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20.1 L) 22
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.9 L) 20
Total: 31.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Alkalinity = 248ppm
Mash alkalinity = 100ppm
Sparge alkalinity = 20ppm

Pitched at 15.5c
24 hours - up to 16c

42 hours - 1.046; up to 16.5c
48 hours - up to 17c

51 hours - up to 17.5c
59 hours - up to 18c

65 hours - 1.036
73 hours - up to 18.5c

89 hours - 1.030

107 hours - added 11g Safale-S04
154 hours - 1.020; up to 19c

179 hours - 1.017; up to 19.5c
211 hours - 1.015; up to 20c

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  • Last Updated: 2021-12-22 17:53 UTC