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Bigger Better Bitter

200 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 3rd 2015
1.060
1.017
5.7%
50.2
16.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
46.40 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale46.4 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 66.4%
13 lb American - Victory13 lb Victory 34 28 18.6%
6.20 lb Canadian - Honey Malt6.2 lb Honey Malt 37 25 8.9%
3.40 lb Belgian - CaraMunich3.4 lb CaraMunich 33 50 4.9%
0.90 lb Belgian - Special B0.9 lb Special B 34 115 1.3%
69.90 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6.10 oz Amarillo6.1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 32.33 21.7%
4 oz Fuggles4 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 5.5 14.2%
6 oz Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 6.03 21.4%
3 oz Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 4.69 10.7%
3 oz Fuggles3 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.66 10.7%
6 oz Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 10 days 21.4%
28.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
71%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2093 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
23.3 gal all but Special B only - 165F Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
mash out - add Special B Temperature -- 170 °F 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.33 gal (129.32 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 20.33 gal (81.32 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 29.18 gal (116.73 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.41 gal (25.63 qt) and adding 17.18 gal (68.73 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.59 94.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 23.59 94.4  
Mash volume with grains 29.18 116.7  
Grain absorption losses -8.74 -35  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.73 g | 70.9 qt) 19.4 77.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.33 g | 129.3 qt) 34 136  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.83 -3.3  
Post boil Volume 30 120  
Going into fermentor 30 120  
Total: 42.99 172
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bigger Better Bitter" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Fred Klassen. All Grain, ABV 5.66%, IBU 50.22, SRM 16.15, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Victory, Honey Malt, CaraMunich, Special B) Hops: (Amarillo, Fuggles, Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-27 15:47 UTC