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152 calories 18.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 35 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 44 liters
Post Boil Size: 39 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday April 26th 2023
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Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.60 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7.6 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 94.4%
100 g United Kingdom - Chocolate100 g Chocolate 34 425 1.2%
100 g German - Carapils100 g German - Carapils 35 1.3 1.2%
250 g United Kingdom - Crystal 70L250 g Crystal 70L 34 70 3.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
36 g Target36 g Target Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 25 37.5%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 3.81 31.3%
30 g Northdown30 g Northdown Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 10 min 4.43 31.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
16 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
29 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Best Bitter Full Bodied
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
200 8 45 260 190 80
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
50 L Strike 65 °C 65 °C 55 min
2 L Sparge -- 67 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 53.61 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 40.09 L and adding 8.21 L sparge/top-off. 48.3
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6 L/kg 48.3
Mash volume with grains 53.6
Grain absorption losses -8.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.8 L) 4.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.2 L) 44
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 35 L) 39
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 39 L) 35
Total: 53  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best" Best Bitter beer recipe by M3. All Grain, ABV 4.29%, IBU 33.24, SRM 12.1, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Pale, Chocolate, German - Carapils, Crystal 70L) Hops: (Target, East Kent Goldings, Northdown) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4))
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