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Lightfoot's Specialty Bitter; 5 Gallon

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 7th 2023
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1.054
1.016
5.0%
43.6
13.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter9 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 85.7%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I1 lb Crystal Malt I 34 45 9.5%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Special B 34 115 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 33.85 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 6.92 25%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.78 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - British Ale VIII OYL-016
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
4.59 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.43 21.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.54 g | 14.2 qt) 2.97 11.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.56 30.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lightfoot's Specialty Bitter; 5 Gallon" Strong Bitter beer recipe by BierKlaus. All Grain, ABV 4.97%, IBU 43.55, SRM 13.64, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal Malt I, Special B) Hops: (Challenger, Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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