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Big Little Brother

155 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 28th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.80 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 88.9%
13.20 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L13.2 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 8.3%
4.40 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate4.4 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 2.8%
158.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 8.51 20%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.91 40%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.22 20%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.7 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.80 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
2.20 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Charleston, WV
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 13 25 100 120 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.35 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.64 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.33 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.12 20.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.24 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.25 g | 17 qt) 3.66 14.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.99 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Little Brother" Best Bitter beer recipe by Christopher Brown. All Grain, ABV 4.48%, IBU 33.35, SRM 14.8, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Caramel / Crystal 80L, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Whirlfloc)
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