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X Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.62 liters
Post Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 10.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 188 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per .5L)

Created: Thursday December 5th 2024

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.50 kg	Viking - Extra pale malt2.5 kg Extra pale malt	37.6	1.8	50%
0.50 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich II0.5 kg BEST Caramel Munich II	34.5	45.5	10%
2 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Biscuit2 kg BEST Biscuit	35	20	40%
5 kg / 0.00 €

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

2.50 kg

Viking - Extra pale malt

37.6

1.8

50%

0.50 kg

Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich II

34.5

45.5

10%

2 kg

Bestmalz - BEST Biscuit

40%

5 kg / 0.00 €

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
40 g	Fuggles40 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.6	Boil	60 min	18.95	61.5%
25 g	Cascade25 g Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	15 min	8.94	38.5%
65 g / 0.00 €

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

40 g

Fuggles

Pellet

4.6

Boil

60 min

18.95

61.5%

25 g

Cascade

Pellet

Boil

15 min

8.94

38.5%

65 g / 0.00 €

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
40 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 40 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	18.95	61.5%
25 g	Cascade (Pellet) 25 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	8.94	38.5%
65 g / 0.00 €

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Irish Moss		Fining	Boil	15 min.
5 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Amount

Name

Cost

Type

Use

Time

4 g

Irish Moss

Fining

Boil

15 min.

5 g

Gypsum

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Ca⁺²

Mg⁺²

Na⁺

Cl^-

SO₄^-2

HCO₃^-

100

Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
18.4 L	Strike	71 °C	66 °C	60 min
8 L	Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Amount

Description

Type

Start Temp

Target Temp

Time

18.4 L

Strike

71 °C

66 °C

60 min

8 L

Sparge

77 °C

30 min

Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Water	Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg	20
Mash volume with grains	23.3
Grain absorption losses	-5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L)	15.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32 L)	29.6
Boil off losses	-5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 26 L)	27
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 27 L)	26
Total:	35.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Liters

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg

Mash volume with grains

23.3

Grain absorption losses

-5

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L)

15.5

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.9

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32 L)

29.6

Boil off losses

-5.7

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.3

Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 26 L)

WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size

Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 27 L)

Total:

35.5

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default