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Viking Reward

156 calories 15.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.4 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Marty Senior
Calories: 156 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday January 29th 2015
1.051
1.012
5.2%
35.5
31.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 8.51 90%
0.50 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 140L0.5 kg Crystal 140L 33 372.1 10%
5 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g East Kent Goldings28 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.68 Boil 90 min 18.45 38.9%
28 g Fuggles28 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 3.96 Boil 90 min 12.86 38.9%
8 g East Kent Goldings8 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.68 Boil 15 min 2.44 11.1%
8 g Fuggles8 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 3.96 Boil 15 min 1.7 11.1%
72 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Gervin Ale (by Muntons) GV-12
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Household sugar       Amount: 45 grams      
 
Target Water Profile
East Harling local water supply
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
120 17 18 0 32 361
Local water supply plus addition of 15 mg/l of magnesium as yeast nutrient.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 L Infusion -- 67 °C 90 min
20 L Fly Sparge -- 76 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 12.5
Mash volume with grains 15.8
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 25.3 L) 21.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.9 L) 28.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 23
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 34.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Best described as a premium bitter or ESB. My personal take on beers like Morlands Old Speckled Hen or Greene King Abbot Ale, not meant to be a clone. These beers when drunk from the keg tend to be reduced in ABV due to UK drink driving laws but still available in bottles at around 5.0%

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  • Last Updated: 2015-01-29 14:41 UTC