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Santa's Spruced Special Bitter

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.61 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 86.5733%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 22nd 2022
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OG: 1.055 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 34

1.054
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10.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		38 3.75 90%
0.50 lb Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I0.5 lb Crystal Malt I $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34 45 5%
0.50 lb Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt II0.5 lb Crystal Malt II $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		34 65 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 17.85 33.3%
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 10.29 25%
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 4.85 25%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 0.38 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 lb spruce tips $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Flavor Boil 30 min.
1 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 lb spruce tips Flavor Boil 15 min.
1 lb spruce tips Flavor Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.37 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.36 17.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.61 26.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.11 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Start fermentation at 68, and allow to ramp up for a short period. This yeast can explode out of control as temps rise but a little diacetyl shouldn't be a problem

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