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Old Dog Best Bitter

128 calories 12.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.74 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 59% (brew house)
Calories: 128 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday October 6th 2022
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1.042
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4.4%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 81.2%
400 g Torrified Wheat400 g Torrified Wheat 36 2 9.3%
200 g United Kingdom - Crystal 55L200 g Crystal 55L 34 55 4.6%
8 g Muntons - Black Malt8 g Black Malt 34.5 600 0.2%
200 g Cane Sugar200 g Cane Sugar - (late fermenter addition) 46 0 4.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
21 g Challenger21 g Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 8.5 Boil 60 min 27.77 53.8%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 7 25.6%
8 g Goldings8 g Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 5.6 20.5%
39 g / £ 0.00
 
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) 66 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 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
14.64 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 90 min
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 15
Mash volume with grains 17.7
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.8 L) 16.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.7 L) 26.7
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 18
Going into fermentor 18
Total: 31.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash wasn't good enough so added 200g sugar to bring 19L to 1.042. Gutted.

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