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149 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Billy Norris
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 6th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.8%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6.1%
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Amber0.75 lb Amber 32 27 9.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Columbus0.3 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 17.2 Boil 60 min 21.96 13%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 2 min 3.38 87%
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Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 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
2.4 gal Fly Sparge -- 156 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 2.74 11  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.9 g | 11.6 qt) 3.4 13.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.03 -4.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.62 g | 18.5 qt) 4.54 18.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.09 g | 24.3 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.28 29.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Premium Bitter" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by Billy Norris. All Grain, ABV 4.28%, IBU 25.34, SRM 9.37, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 80L, Amber) Hops: (Columbus, East Kent Goldings)
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