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Bittersweet Symphony

151 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Ali Çınar
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 6th 2022
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1.046
1.011
4.5%
22.6
14.8
5.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale2.5 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 47.2%
0.40 kg German - Melanoidin0.4 kg Melanoidin 37 25 7.5%
250 g Brown Malt250 g Brown Malt 34 90.36 4.7%
400 g Weyermann - Special W400 g Special W 33.6 115 7.5%
500 g Flaked Oats500 g Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.4%
250 g German - Wheat Malt250 g Wheat Malt 37 2 4.7%
1 kg Extra Pale Malt1 kg Extra Pale Malt 33 1.8 18.9%
5,300 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 First Wort at 83 °C 60 min 9.97 20%
20 g Challenger20 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 15 min 8.99 40%
20 g Challenger20 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 5 min 3.61 40%
50 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.11 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Other Boil 5 min.
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 L Infusion 20 °C 67 °C 60 min
Temperature 67 °C 77 °C 20 min
15 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 19.3
Mash volume with grains 22.8
Grain absorption losses -5.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.8 L) 18.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32 L) 31.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 26 L) 28
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 28 L) 26
Total: 38  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bittersweet Symphony" Best Bitter beer recipe by Ali Çınar. All Grain, ABV 4.54%, IBU 22.57, SRM 14.79, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale, Melanoidin, Brown Malt, Special W, Flaked Oats, Wheat Malt, Extra Pale Malt) Hops: (Challenger) Other: (Gypsum, Lactic acid, Chalk, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Baking Soda, Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt)
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