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Standard Special Bitter

126 calories 14.2 g 330 ml
Friday Brews
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 99.9 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 131 liters
Post Boil Size: 121.1 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Friday Brews
Calories: 126 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday January 24th 2023
1.041
1.012
3.9%
33.9
8.5
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.25 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale15.25 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 85.9%
1.25 kg Simpsons - Crystal Light 1.25 kg Crystal Light 33.1 38.03 7%
1.25 kg Thomas Fawcett - Amber Malt1.25 kg Amber Malt 32.2 38 7%
17.75 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
150 g East Kent Goldings150 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 21.16 60%
100 g Fuggles100 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 12.7 40%
250 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15.59 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 10 min.
5.67 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 10 min.
35.44 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
55 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 358 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.84 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
SHERBROOKE
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
90.1 L Infusion 78 °C 67 °C 60 min
79.85 L Sparge 78 °C 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 106.85 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 61.45 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 76.5 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 33.69 L and adding 31.1 L sparge/top-off. 64.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 64.8
Mash volume with grains 76.5
Grain absorption losses -17.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 60.7 L) 84.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 106.9 L) 131
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 99.9 L) 121.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 121.1 L) 99.9
Total: 149.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Standard Special Bitter" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by Friday Brews. All Grain, ABV 3.86%, IBU 33.86, SRM 8.54, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal Light , Amber Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (gypsum (calcium sulfate), Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-01-24 16:27 UTC