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Second Best

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 8th 2022
1.055
1.013
5.5%
34.0
8.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter30 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter 37 3 93.8%
2 lb Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L2 lb Crystal 60L 33.1 60 6.3%
32 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 g Warrior45 g Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 27.7 25%
90 g East Kent Goldings90 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 6.28 50%
45 g East Kent Goldings45 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 25%
180 g / 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 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
10 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
6 gal Batch Sparge -- -- --
6 gal Batch Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.74 gal (70.95 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.74 gal (22.95 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.56 gal (50.24 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.44 gal (37.76 qt) and adding 0.56 gal (2.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 10 40  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10 40  
Mash volume with grains 12.56 50.2  
Grain absorption losses -4 -16  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.99 g | 48 qt) 12.25 49  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.74 g | 71 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume 16 64  
Going into fermentor 16 64  
Total: 22.25 89
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Second Best" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Desert Gecko. All Grain, ABV 5.52%, IBU 33.97, SRM 8.72, Fermentables: (No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter, Crystal 60L) Hops: (Warrior, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-10-08 02:02 UTC