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English Bitter

140 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99.8584%
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 31st 2021
1.042
1.014
3.7%
32.2
8.9
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		38 3.75 91.1032%
8 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 60L8 oz Crystal 60L $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34 60 5.69395%
4 oz Torrified Wheat4 oz Torrified Wheat $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		36 2 2.84698%
0.50 oz Weyermann - Roasted Barley0.5 oz Roasted Barley $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		29.9 432 0.355872%
140.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Challenger1.5 oz Challenger Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 27.088 75%
0.25 oz Challenger0.25 oz Challenger Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 4.6 Boil 15 min 2.24019 12.5%
0.25 oz Kent Goldings0.25 oz Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5.9 Boil 15 min 2.87329 12.5%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Fining Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 77 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F      
 
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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.57 gal Infusion 163 °F 150 °F 90 min
3 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.74 11  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.2 g | 12.8 qt) 3.45 13.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.1 -4.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.43 g | 21.7 qt) 5.1 20.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.83 g | 27.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Top off amount 0.25 1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.85 31.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recipe adapted from clone recipe for Bluebird Bitter found in "Beer Captured" by Tess and Mark Szamatulski

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