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Josh’s House Bitter

145 calories 14.6 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 0.5 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.243 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Josh Hughes
Calories: 145 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Saturday April 30th 2022
1.044
1.010
4.4%
35.2
9.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.75 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale3.75 lb Maris Otter pale $ 2.00 / lb
$ 7.50 		38 2.4 86.9565%
5.50 oz Thomas Fawcett - Dark crystal5.5 oz Dark crystal $ 2.50 / lb
$ 0.86 		33 80 7.97101%
3.50 oz GB - Invert Sugar #23.5 oz Invert Sugar #2 $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		36 25 5.07246%
69 oz / $ 8.36
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9 g BSG - Challenger (7.5 AA) / 1.68 Ounces9 g BSG - Challenger (7.5 AA) / 1.68 Ounces Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 0.79 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 16.1984 37.5%
8 g First Gold (7.5 AA)8 g First Gold (7.5 AA) Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 18.2839 33.3%
7 g Artisan - Kent Goldings (5.1 AA) / 5.63 Ounces7 g Artisan - Kent Goldings (5.1 AA) / 5.63 Ounces Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 0.62 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 2 min 0.727096 29.2%
24 g / $ 1.41
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash --
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash --
0.29 oz Whirlfloc $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 40 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F      
 
Target Water Profile
London
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 40 15 38 40 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.75 gal Steeping 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 2.82 g | 11.3 qt) 4.54 18.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.17 g | 12.7 qt) 4.88 19.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.54 -2.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.03 g | 8.1 qt) 3.75 15  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 0.5 2  
Top off amount 2.25 9  
Volume into fermentor 2.75 11  
Total: 4.54 18.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I stick to the percentages and ibu numbers on this one BUT change it up in a few ways; different crystal malts, different English yeast, and different English hops. I ferment in the upper of the yeast range so usually 68-70.

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