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Best Bitter

218 calories 22.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 218 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday November 30th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.10 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4.1 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 90.3%
0.10 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L0.1 kg Crystal Extra Dark - 120L 35 120 2.2%
0.10 kg Simpsons - Light Crystal0.1 kg Light Crystal 34 39 2.2%
0.09 kg United Kingdom - Amber0.09 kg Amber 32 27 2%
0.15 kg Belgian - Biscuit0.15 kg Biscuit 35 23 3.3%
4.54 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Admiral10 g Admiral Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 18.42 16.7%
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8 Boil 15 min 5.62 16.7%
15 g Challenger15 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8 Boil 10 min 6.16 25%
25 g Challenger25 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8 Boil 5 min 5.65 41.7%
60 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
30 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Crossmyloof - Midland
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
13 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 81 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home tap water
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
24 L Infusion -- -- --
5 L Batch Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 6.8
Mash volume with grains 9.8
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 24.4 L) 23.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.8 L) 25.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19.8 L) 21
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21 L) 19.8
Total: 30.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3.1kg Maris Otter, 1kg Plumage Archer (wasn't available on list)

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