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Red Zeppelin

121 calories 11.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 800 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 815.69 liters
Post Boil Size: 805.01 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Dale Gardiner
Calories: 121 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 15th 2025
1.037
1.008
3.9%
21.2
17.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
110 kg Crisp Malting - Best Ale110 kg Best Ale 37.5 3 84.2%
8 kg Warminster Maltings - Crystal 4008 kg Crystal 400 32 183 6.1%
3.50 kg Crisp Malting - Brown Malt3.5 kg Brown Malt 32.7 65 2.7%
1.10 kg Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley1.1 kg Roasted Barley 31.28 600 0.8%
8 kg Warminster Maltings - Crystal 1508 kg Crystal 150 32.5 88 6.1%
130.60 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
500 g Bramling Cross500 g Bramling Cross Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Whirlpool 20 min 2.03 25%
1,000 g Charles Faram - Fuggles1000 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 60 min 17.83 50%
500 g Crystal500 g Crystal Hops Leaf/Whole 4.3 Whirlpool 20 min 1.34 25%
2,000 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
Bio4 - London Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2595 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
483.151 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
469.098 L Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 69 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 815.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 770.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 562.89 L 476.7
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 476.7
Mash volume with grains 562.9
Grain absorption losses -130.6
Remaining sparge water volume 470.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 815.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5
Post boil Volume 805
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor 800
Total: 947.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Red Zeppelin" British Brown Ale beer recipe by Dale Gardiner. All Grain, ABV 3.88%, IBU 21.2, SRM 17.2, Fermentables: (Best Ale, Crystal 400, Brown Malt, Roasted Barley, Crystal 150) Hops: (Bramling Cross, Fuggles, Crystal)
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