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Struggle Bus Special Bitter

7825 calories 872.1 g 20 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20.04 gallons
Post Boil Size: 19.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 92% (brew house)
Source: Nate Dogg
No Chill: 20 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 7825 calories (Per 20L)
Carbs: 872.1 g (Per 20L)
Created: Tuesday May 2nd 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb US - Pale 2-Row19 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
3 lb Briess - Brewers Torrified Wheat3 lb Brewers Torrified Wheat 35 1.5 12.6%
12 oz United Kingdom - Brown12 oz Brown 32 65 3.2%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.2%
4 oz American - Black Malt4 oz Black Malt 28 500 1.1%
380 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Target0.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 11.6 Boil 60 min 5.57 11.1%
2 oz BSG - UK Target2 oz UK Target Hops Pellet 11.6 Boil 15 min 17.51 44.4%
2 oz BSG - UK Target2 oz UK Target Hops Pellet 11.6 Boil 5 min 14.69 44.4%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
18 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1,000 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 264 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 4.28 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Dortmund (historic and decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
155 23 10 100 300 53
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.34 gal Strike 164 °F 131 °F 10 min
Steeping 131 °F 157 °F 30 min
mash out Steeping 157 °F 174 °F 1 min
13.99 gal Fly Sparge 174 °F 174 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 20.67 gal (82.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 8.67 gal (34.68 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 7.42 29.7  
Mash volume with grains 9.32 37.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.97 -11.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.47 g | 65.9 qt) 15.84 63.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 20.67 g | 82.7 qt) 20.04 80.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19 g | 76 qt) 19.63 78.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 19.63 g | 78.5 qt) 19 76  
Total: 23.26 93
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Struggle Bus Special Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Nate Dogg. All Grain, ABV 3.95%, IBU 37.78, SRM 8.56, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Brewers Torrified Wheat, Brown, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Black Malt) Hops: (Target, UK Target) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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