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Birthday best

119 calories 12.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 119 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday May 21st 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Muntons - Maris Otter3.5 kg Maris Otter $ 2.02 / kg
$ 7.07 		38 2.3 95.2%
0.18 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L0.175 kg Crystal Extra Dark - 120L $ 2.21 / kg
$ 0.39 		35 120 4.8%
3.68 kg / $ 7.46
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
18 g Challenger18 g Challenger Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 0.72 		Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 23.48 52.9%
8 g Northern Brewer - UK Fuggle8 g UK Fuggle Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 0.32 		Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 7.49 23.5%
8 g Northern Brewer - UK Fuggle8 g UK Fuggle Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 0.32 		Pellet 6.1 Boil 10 min 2.72 23.5%
34 g / $ 1.36
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 68 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.1138 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
11.3263 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 13.4
Mash volume with grains 15.8
Grain absorption losses -3.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17 L) 19.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.9 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 20
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 33.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Birthday best" Best Bitter beer recipe by Rob M. All Grain, ABV 3.93%, IBU 33.69, SRM 8.26, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter, Crystal Extra Dark - 120L) Hops: (Challenger, UK Fuggle)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-21 10:22 UTC