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English Bitter

134 calories 12.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 2000 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2036.05 liters
Post Boil Size: 2015 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 89% (brew house)
Calories: 134 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday October 2nd 2023
1.044
1.009
4.6%
30.1
13.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
300 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter300 kg Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 93%
12.50 kg Great Western - Crystal 75L12.5 kg Crystal 75L 29 75 3.9%
10 kg Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt10 kg Chocolate Malt 32.66 450 3.1%
322.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1,500 g Magnum1500 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.1 Boil 60 min 24.5 27.3%
1,000 g Fuggles1000 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.2 18.2%
3,000 g Fuggles3000 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 3.38 54.5%
5,500 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Kilograms
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 7669 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 2036.05 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1990.65 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1389.98 L 1177.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 1177.1
Mash volume with grains 1390
Grain absorption losses -322.5
Remaining sparge water volume 1182.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 2036.1
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -12.5
Post boil Volume 2015
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -15
Going into fermentor 2000
Total: 2359.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by kobitosan. All Grain, ABV 4.57%, IBU 30.08, SRM 13.83, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Crystal 75L, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Fuggles)
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