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My Best Bitter Wife - 10G

173 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 25th 2015
1.052
1.015
4.8%
32.1
13.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18.50 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row18.5 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 85.1%
1.25 lb American - Aromatic Malt1.25 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 5.7%
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.7%
12 oz American - Special Roast12 oz Special Roast 33 50 3.4%
21.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Porkbelly2.5 oz Porkbelly Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 60 min 21.36 33.3%
2 oz Porkbelly2 oz Porkbelly Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 20 min 10.35 26.7%
1 oz Porkbelly1 oz Porkbelly Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 1 min 0.37 13.3%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Dry Hop 5 days 26.7%
7.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 402 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.71 gal (50.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.71 gal (2.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.16 32.6  
Mash volume with grains 9.9 39.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.72 -10.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.52 g | 30.1 qt) 8.81 35.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.71 g | 50.8 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.97 67.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"My Best Bitter Wife - 10G" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Porkbelly Outfitter. All Grain, ABV 4.78%, IBU 32.07, SRM 13.02, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Aromatic Malt, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Special Roast) Hops: (Porkbelly, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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