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2022 Summer Bitter

126 calories 13.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Calories: 126 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday February 25th 2022
1.041
1.011
4.0%
30.6
9.2
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 75.4%
0.30 kg Gladfield - Toffee Malt0.3 kg Toffee Malt 34 5.33 5.7%
0.73 kg Gladfield - Aurora Malt0.73 kg Aurora Malt 37.2 29.44 13.8%
0.28 kg Dingemans - Biscuit0.275 kg Biscuit 34.5 22 5.2%
5.31 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Magnum20 g Magnum Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 30 min 23.06 33.3%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 3.97 33.3%
20 g Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 3.57 33.3%
60 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L mash Infusion -- 66 °C 30 min
16 L sparge Sparge -- 75 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 15.9
Mash volume with grains 19.4
Grain absorption losses -5.3
Remaining sparge water volume 19.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32 L) 29
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 26
Estimated amount in fermentor 26
Total: 35.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 litre starter with old undated wy 1469 Friday night.
As I have aurora and toffee malts, based on Gladfield's aurora australias amber recipe. A 'Short and shoddy' brew.
Sunday 27 Feb. started heating water 8:00 am. 30 min mash, 26 litres @ 11brix=1.042 into kettle. Slow sparge, added 4 or 5 litres of final runnings. 30 min boil, end of boil 26 litres @ 11 brix=1.042. Into fridge to cool 12:00pm. Monday pm 10 brix, upped to 19C. Tues 7:30am 8.5 brix=1.026, upped to 19.5C. Tuesday 6:30pm 7.5 brix=1.020, 19.9C upped to 20C. Sat 12 March packaged, gelatined keg plus 5 litres bottled.

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  • Last Updated: 2022-09-28 00:27 UTC