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Red Squirrel Best Bitter

155 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Tommy P.
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 26th 2016
1.047
1.012
4.6%
30.6
14.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb American - Pale Millet Malt - Gluten Free8.5 lb Pale Millet Malt - Gluten Free 30 1.5 63%
1 lb American - Crystal 30L Millet Malt - Gluten Free1 lb Crystal 30L Millet Malt - Gluten Free 25 30 7.4%
0.50 lb American - Light Roasted Millet Malt - Gluten Free0.5 lb Light Roasted Millet Malt - Gluten Free 25 7 3.7%
1.50 lb Grits1.5 lb Grits 37 1 11.1%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 7.4%
1 lb Crystal 120L Millet Malt (Toasted)1 lb Crystal 120L Millet Malt (Toasted) 25 120 7.4%
13.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
18 g Wye Target18 g Wye Target Hops Pellet 10.7 Boil 60 min 24.12 32.6%
23 g East Kent Goldings23 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 15 min 6.5 41.7%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Aroma 0 min 25.7%
55.17 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 199 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270

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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.9 qt mash at 163.4; add enzymes; ensure pH is at 5.4 Infusion -- 178 °F 120 min
6.1 qt Mashout Sparge -- 212 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.46 17.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.14 g | 24.5 qt) 6.06 24.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.57 g | 30.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.44 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cereal Mash the buckwheat (grits in the above recipe).

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