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Old Cantankerous

361 calories 37.9 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Barleywine
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.66 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.74 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong
Calories: 361 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 37.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday June 8th 2023
1.077
1.020
7.5%
40.5
31.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
2.70 kg Weyermann - Pilsner2.7 kg Pilsner 36 2.51 39.5%
2.30 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter2.3 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 6.51 33.7%
567 g Weyermann - Caramunich Type 1567 g Caramunich Type 1 33.5 91.9 8.3%
680 g Weyermann - Munich Type I680 g Munich Type I 38 6 10%
454 g Weyermann - Vienna Malt454 g Vienna Malt 37 7.84 6.6%
64 g Castle Malting - Special B64 g Special B 34 398.79 0.9%
64 g Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt64 g Chocolate Malt 32.66 1199.36 0.9%
6,829 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum12 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 60 min 17.33 12.9%
16 g Perle16 g Perle Hops Leaf/Whole 6.6 Boil 20 min 7.1 17.2%
16 g Sterling16 g Sterling Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 10 min 3.54 17.2%
14 g Hop Union - German hallertau14 g German hallertau Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Hop Stand 0 min 2.4 15.1%
35 g Southern Cross35 g Southern Cross Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Hop Stand 0 min 10.13 37.6%
93 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
16 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 124 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21 L Infusion 60 °C 68 °C 60 min
Temperature 68 °C 77 °C 10 min
13 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 20.5
Mash volume with grains 25
Grain absorption losses -6.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.3 L) 13.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28 L) 26.7
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19.2 L) 20.7
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.5 L) 19
Total: 34.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Old Cantankerous" American Barleywine beer recipe by Gordon Strong. All Grain, ABV 7.52%, IBU 40.5, SRM 31.62, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Finest Maris Otter, Caramunich Type 1, Munich Type I, Vienna Malt, Special B, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Hallertauer Magnum, Perle, Sterling, German hallertau, Southern Cross)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-06-08 21:00 UTC