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Little Critters Bitter 250L

161 calories 19.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 250 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 280 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Blue Fridge Breweries Ltd
Calories: 161 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 19.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday July 10th 2015
1.052
1.017
4.5%
31.7
8.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale50 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.9%
2.50 kg United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L2.5 kg Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 4.5%
2.50 kg United Kingdom - Wheat2.5 kg Wheat 37 2 4.5%
55 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
500 g Domestic Hallertau500 g Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 7 First Wort 0 min 22.23 62.5%
150 g Fuggles nz150 g Fuggles nz Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 7.86 18.8%
150 g Fuggles nz150 g Fuggles nz Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 5 min 1.57 18.8%
800 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3215 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
152 L Decoction -- 62 °C 60 min
130 L Sparge -- 77 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 262.55 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 217.15 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 190.3 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.1 L and adding 144.9 L sparge/top-off. 154
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 154
Mash volume with grains 190.3
Grain absorption losses -55
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 164.5 L) 181.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 262.6 L) 280
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4
Post boil Volume 250
Going into fermentor 250
Total: 335.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Little Critters Bitter 250L" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by Blue Fridge Breweries Ltd. All Grain, ABV 4.53%, IBU 31.66, SRM 8.71, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Dark Crystal 80L, Wheat) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau, Fuggles nz)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-07-10 09:28 UTC