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Best Bitter

188 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 13th 2023
1.057
1.014
5.6%
48.6
9.3
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt8.5 lb Chevallier Heritage Malt 36.3 3 90.1%
4 oz Briess - Special Roast4 oz Special Roast 33 40 2.6%
8 oz Briess - Victory Malt8 oz Victory Malt 34.5 28 5.3%
3 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L3 oz Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 2%
151 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 First Wort 0 min 28.07 33.3%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 20 min 15.45 33.3%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 5 min 5.09 33.3%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
0.57 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
143 0 0 101 206 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.26 gal -- 145 °F 20 min
-- 154 °F 30 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total strike volume 7.93 31.7  
Mash volume with grains 8.68 34.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.18 -4.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.11 g | 24.5 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 4.89 g | 19.6 qt) 4.5 18  
Estimated amount in fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 7.93 31.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Poletrain. BIAB, ABV 5.57%, IBU 48.61, SRM 9.27, Fermentables: (Chevallier Heritage Malt, Special Roast, Victory Malt, Caramel Malt - 80L) Hops: (Fuggles)
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