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#Best Bitter 14.11.16

148 calories 17.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday May 22nd 2016
1.048
1.015
4.2%
36.2
12.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,000 g United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3000 g Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 80%
600 g United Kingdom - Crystal 45L600 g Crystal 45L 34 45 16%
150 g United Kingdom - Crystal 140L150 g Crystal 140L 33 140 4%
3,750 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Northern Brewer30 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 31.19 37.5%
25 g Hallertau Hersbrucker25 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 15 min 4.03 31.3%
25 g Hallertau Hersbrucker25 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 3 min 1.01 31.3%
80 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Protafloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
19 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 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
Infusion -- 69.5 °C 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 32.8 L) 33.2
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 35.2 L) 35.6
Grain absorption losses -3.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.1 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 22
Volume into fermentor 22
Total: 33.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Nice malty flavour, but still balanced towards hoppy. Full bodied considering the gravity.

I know Hersbrucker is a bit odd in a bitter.. I was planning to use Fuggles, but when I took the bag of Fuggles out of the freezer on brew day the Fuggles seemed stale, so I used Hersbrucker instead.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-01-13 21:51 UTC