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FCB Bitter 350

151 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 350 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 358.04 gallons
Post Boil Size: 352 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 9th 2024
1.046
1.011
4.6%
26.0
12.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
495 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale495 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 86.7%
36 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 336 lb Caramunich Type 3 34 57 6.3%
27 lb Dingemans - Biscuit27 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 4.7%
9 lb Weyermann - CaraAroma9 lb CaraAroma 36 140 1.6%
4 lb Simpsons - Chocolate Malt4 lb Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 0.7%
571 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 oz Challenger45 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 21.05 55.6%
36 oz East Kent Goldings36 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 4.92 44.4%
81 oz / 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
240.12 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
231.04 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 354.54 gal (1418.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 342.54 gal (1370.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 259.81 gal (1039.22 qt) 214.13 856.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 214.13 856.5  
Mash volume with grains 259.81 1039.2  
Grain absorption losses -71.38 -285.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 212.04 g | 848.2 qt) 215.54 862.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 354.54 g | 1418.2 qt) 358.04 1432.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.04 -12.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 350 g | 1400 qt) 352 1408  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 352 g | 1408 qt) 350 1400  
Total: 429.67 1718.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"FCB Bitter 350" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by edavis.adams@gmail.com. All Grain, ABV 4.6%, IBU 25.96, SRM 12.25, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Caramunich Type 3, Biscuit, CaraAroma, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-04-11 22:45 UTC