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Best Bitters

141 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 51.1 liters
Post Boil Size: 45.4249 liters
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Grant Wilkinson
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 10th 2024
1.043
1.011
4.2%
33.1
6.6
5.4
37.43
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg US - Maris Otter Pale3 kg Maris Otter Pale $ 2.00 / Pounds
$ 13.23 		38 3.75 40.8163%
3 kg US - Standard 2-Row3 kg Standard 2-Row $ 1.90 / Pounds
$ 12.57 		36.8 1.8 40.8163%
500 g Briess - Victory Malt500 g Victory Malt $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		34.5 28 6.80272%
300 g American - Caramel / Crystal 40L300 g Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		34 40 4.08163%
50 g German - CaraFoam50 g CaraFoam $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		37 1.8 0.680272%
500 g US - Munich Malt500 g Munich Malt $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		36.8 7.87 6.80272%
7,350 g / $ 25.79
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Nugget28 g Nugget Hops $ 0.75 / oz
$ 0.74 		Leaf/Whole 14 Boil at 212 °C 60 min 22.43 33.3%
28 g Cascade28 g Cascade Hops $ 0.75 / oz
$ 0.74 		Leaf/Whole 7 Boil at 212 °C 15 min 5.5649 33.3%
14 g Centennial14 g Centennial Hops $ 0.75 / oz
$ 0.37 		Pellet 10 Boil at 212 °C 0 min 16.7%
14 g Cascade14 g Cascade Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Leaf/Whole 7 Boil at 100 °C 45 min 5.14755 16.7%
84 g / $ 1.85
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Fining Boil 15 min.
5 g Campden Tablets $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Citric acid $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Escarpment Labs - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 4.89 / Each
$ 9.78
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-17.8 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 168 B cells required
$ 9.78 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °C      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 80 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.12 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.72 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 18.4
Mash volume with grains 23.2
Grain absorption losses -7.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 41 L) 41
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.1 L) 51.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 45 L) 45.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 45.4 L) 45
Total: 59.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Start with 70L of water
We want PH level to be 6.2 because it will lower when grains added

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