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Lock Inn brewery - English Best Bitter

8125 calories 861.9 g 19 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 60 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 90 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Paul McDonnell
Calories: 8125 calories (Per 19L)
Carbs: 861.9 g (Per 19L)
Created: Monday October 9th 2023
1.046
1.012
4.6%
135.5
9.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale12 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 95.4%
480 g German - Carapils480 g Carapils 35 1.3 3.8%
100 g Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III100 g Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 0.8%
12,580 g / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus100 g Columbus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 40 min 70.53 28.6%
200 g Fuggles200 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 45.2 57.1%
50 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra50 g Citra Hops Pellet 13 Boil 20 min 19.77 14.3%
350 g / 0.00 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 240 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 67.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 22.05 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 54.22 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.1 L and adding 8.82 L sparge/top-off. 45.9
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 45.9
Mash volume with grains 54.2
Grain absorption losses -12.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 35 L) 57.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 67.5 L) 90
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8
Post boil Volume 60
Going into fermentor 60
Total: 103.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lock Inn brewery - English Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Paul McDonnell. All Grain, ABV 4.56%, IBU 135.5, SRM 8.96, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Carapils, Carafa Special Type III) Hops: (Columbus, Fuggles, Citra)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-13 13:45 UTC