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English Bitter

128 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: jb
Calories: 128 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 13th 2024
1.039
1.010
3.8%
31.1
15.2
n/a
53.60
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.25 lb Gambrinus - Pilsner Malt5.25 lb Pilsner Malt $ 1.64 / lb
$ 8.61 		37.3 1.5 33.2%
5.20 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.2 lb Maris Otter Pale $ 3.22 / lb
$ 16.74 		38 3.75 32.9%
2.20 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin2.2 lb Melanoidin $ 2.83 / lb
$ 6.23 		34.5 27 13.9%
2.10 lb Riverbend Malt - American - Munich - Light 10L2.1 lb American - Munich - Light 10L $ 5.22 / lb
$ 10.96 		37 10 13.3%
0.55 lb Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.55 lb Chocolate Malt $ 3.52 / lb
$ 1.94 		31.7 444 3.5%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) $ 2.70 / lb
$ 1.35 		33 1.8 3.2%
15.80 lbs / $ 45.83
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.27 oz Fuggles3.27 oz Fuggles Hops $ 1.98 / oz
$ 6.47 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 27.65 75%
1.09 oz Centennial1.09 oz Centennial Hops $ 19.00 / lb
$ 1.29 		Pellet 10 Whirlpool 0 min 3.4 25%
4.36 oz / $ 7.77
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
5.5 gal 169 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 64 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.62 gal (50.49 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.62 gal (2.49 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.93 23.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.15 g | 24.6 qt) 7.19 28.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.98 -7.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.92 g | 35.7 qt) 11.3 45.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.62 g | 50.5 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Top off amount 1.04 4.2  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.23 68.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by jb. All Grain, ABV 3.8%, IBU 31.05, SRM 15.17, Fermentables: ( Pilsner Malt, Maris Otter Pale, Melanoidin, American - Munich - Light 10L, Chocolate Malt, American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Fuggles, Centennial)
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