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Best Bitter (Heritage Crystal)

140 calories 13.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Calories: 140 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday July 4th 2016
1.046
1.010
4.8%
49.9
10.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row3.5 kg Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 94.3%
0.21 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 50L0.21 kg Crystal 50L 34 50 5.7%
3.71 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Magnum15 g Magnum Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 19.91 15.8%
40 g Fuggles (Whirlpool)40 g Fuggles (Whirlpool) Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 20.4 42.1%
40 g Fuggles (Cube Hop at 90c)40 g Fuggles (Cube Hop at 90c) Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 10 min 9.62 42.1%
95 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.50 ml Lactic Acid (should give 5.4) Water Agt Mash --
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
6 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Boil --
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil --
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 217 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Caroline Springs, Melbourne, Australia
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
5 1 5 10 2 15
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion -- 65 °C 90 min
6.4 L Sparge -- 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.5 L/kg 16.7
Mash volume with grains 19.1
Grain absorption losses -3.7
Remaining sparge water volume 10.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.2 L) 22.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 16.3 L) 19
Estimated amount in fermentor 19
Total: 27.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter (Heritage Crystal)" Best Bitter beer recipe by Tom Davis. All Grain, ABV 4.81%, IBU 49.93, SRM 10.09, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 50L) Hops: (Magnum, Fuggles (Whirlpool), Fuggles (Cube Hop at 90c)) Other: (Lactic Acid (should give 5.4), Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride, Gypsum)
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