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Pearl Best Bitter

156 calories 18.5 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: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 24th 2015
1.047
1.015
4.3%
32.1
11.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb United Kingdom - Pearl8.5 lb Pearl 37 2.1 93.2%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.5 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 5.5%
2 oz German - Carafa II2 oz Carafa II 32 425 1.4%
9.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Bramling Cross0.5 oz Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 16.08 16.7%
0.50 oz Bramling Cross0.5 oz Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 15 min 7.98 16.7%
2 oz Bramling Cross2 oz Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 3 min 8 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 110 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.99 16  
Mash volume with grains 4.72 18.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.14 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.01 g | 16 qt) 4.4 17.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.39 33.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pearl Best Bitter" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by ryeguy88. All Grain, ABV 4.25%, IBU 32.07, SRM 11.72, Fermentables: (Pearl, Crystal 60L, Carafa II) Hops: (Bramling Cross)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-07-11 06:55 UTC