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Merlin

158 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 400 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 416.53 liters
Post Boil Size: 400 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
No Chill: 60 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 20th 2023
11.9 °P
2.9 °P
4.8%
70.0
9.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
48 kg German - Bohemian Pilsner48 kg Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 58.5%
28 kg Weyermann - CaraRed28 kg CaraRed 35 19.3 34.1%
6 kg Munich Malt6 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 7.3%
82 kg / Kč 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
480 g Cascade480 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 90 min 22.02 30%
320 g Cascade320 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 50 min 14.54 20%
800 g Cascade800 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 0 min 33.46 50%
1,600 g / Kč 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
0.50 Kilograms
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1666 B cells required
Kč 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 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: 416.55 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 371.15 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 414.35 L 360.2
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.4 L/kg 360.2
Mash volume with grains 414.3
Grain absorption losses -82
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 139.2 L) 139.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 416.6 L) 416.5
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -8
Post boil Volume 400
Going into fermentor 400
Total: 499.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Merlin" Strong Bitter beer recipe by tstefanek. All Grain, ABV 4.78%, IBU 70.03, SRM 9.19, Fermentables: (Bohemian Pilsner, CaraRed, Munich Malt) Hops: (Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-01-01 19:40 UTC