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First best bitter

220 calories 18.8 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 220 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Friday January 27th 2023
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Hops
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15 g Magnum15 g Magnum Hops Pellet 17.3 Boil 60 min 28.05 42.9%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 1.76 28.6%
10 g Perle10 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 0 min 28.6%
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Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       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
Tap water half a Camden tablet added to water night before use.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion 65 °C 65 °C 60 min
8 L Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 8.2
Mash volume with grains 11.8
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 26.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.9 L) 28
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 25
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 34.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Whirlflock and yeast nutrient added at end of boil. Loads of trub, only 21 litres into fermenter. OG 1044. 29th Jan.
Heat belt round fermenter set to 20oc.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-01-29 14:18 UTC