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Black Sheep - Best Bitter

131 calories 13.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.67 liters
Post Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 131 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday February 2nd 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.34 kg Crisp Malting - Best Ale3.34 kg Best Ale £ 0.99 / kg
£ 3.31 		37.5 3 84.7%
195 g Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L195 g Crystal 60L 33.1 60 4.9%
390 g Torrified Wheat390 g Torrified Wheat £ 1.83 / kg
£ 0.71 		36 2 9.9%
20 g Crisp Malting - Black20 g Black £ 1.46 / kg
£ 0.03 		34.5 600 0.5%
3,945 g / £ 4.05
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Challenger20 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 21.11 37.7%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 5.59 18.9%
10 g Goldings10 g Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 5.59 18.9%
13 g Fuggles13 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.63 24.5%
53 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Crossmyloof - Four
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 86 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.83 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 9.9
Mash volume with grains 12.5
Grain absorption losses -3.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.9 L) 22.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 27.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 24
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24 L) 23
Total: 32.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Sheep - Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Neal Lewis. All Grain, ABV 4.24%, IBU 34.91, SRM 8.45, Fermentables: ( Best Ale, Crystal 60L, Torrified Wheat, Black) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles, Goldings) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-02-03 18:02 UTC