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G3 Best Bitter

151 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.85 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Matt Liddy
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 27th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter10 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 87.7%
8 oz Flaked Corn8 oz Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.4%
4 oz Briess - Victory Malt4 oz Victory Malt 34.5 28 2.2%
5 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 60L5 oz Crystal 60L 34 60 2.7%
4 oz United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L4 oz Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 2.2%
1.50 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt1.5 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 0.8%
182.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Goldings0.75 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 5 First Wort 0 min 14.94 20%
0.75 oz Goldings0.75 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 11.51 20%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 15 min 2.77 13.3%
0.75 oz Fuggles0.75 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 1 min 0.5 20%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 2.9 Dry Hop 3 days 26.7%
3.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 211 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.55 psi       Temp: 39 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Camas Summer Profile - Ward Labs
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
55 5 8 55 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.28 gal Strike 163 °F 151 °F 60 min
5.26 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.28 17.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.19 20.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.43 -5.7  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.25 21  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.48 g | 33.9 qt) 7.85 31.4  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.87 g | 23.5 qt) 6.5 26  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 9.53 38.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Target mash pH of 5.3 - 5.4.

Both UK Crystal Malts are Hugh-Baird.

Starter of 5.1z DME in 1.5 liter.

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