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My Best Bitter Wife

173 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 19th 2014
1.052
1.015
4.8%
32.1
12.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row9.25 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 85.5%
0.60 lb American - Aromatic Malt0.6 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 5.5%
0.60 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.6 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.5%
6 oz American - Special Roast6 oz Special Roast 33 50 3.5%
10.82 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Porkbelly1.25 oz Porkbelly Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 60 min 21.39 33.3%
1 oz Porkbelly1 oz Porkbelly Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 20 min 10.36 26.7%
0.50 oz Porkbelly0.5 oz Porkbelly Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 1 min 0.37 13.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Dry Hop 5 days 26.7%
3.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.06 16.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.93 19.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.35 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.65 g | 18.6 qt) 4.54 18.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.6 34.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"My Best Bitter Wife" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Porkbelly Outfitter. All Grain, ABV 4.76%, IBU 32.12, SRM 12.77, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Aromatic Malt, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Special Roast) Hops: (Porkbelly, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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