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Bluebird Bitter clone

155 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 11th 2016
1.047
1.013
4.4%
40.8
7.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale15 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 80.8%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L1 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 5.4%
8 oz Torrified Wheat8 oz Torrified Wheat 36 2 2.7%
1 oz American - Chocolate1 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.3%
2 lb American - Ashbourne Mild2 lb Ashbourne Mild 30 5.3 10.8%
18.56 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Challenger1.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 22.49 23.1%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 30 min 5.76 7.7%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 30 min 3.69 7.7%
2.50 oz Challenger2.5 oz Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 8.9 Boil 1 min 1.47 38.5%
1 oz UK WGV1 oz UK WGV Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 1 min 0.38 15.4%
0.50 oz Target0.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 9 Boil 45 min 6.96 7.7%
6.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Ringwood Ale 1187
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 150 °F 90 min
Temperature -- 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.74 gal (54.98 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.74 gal (6.98 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.96 27.8  
Mash volume with grains 8.45 33.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.32 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.35 g | 37.4 qt) 8.61 34.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.74 g | 55 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 15.57 62.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

x5 gallons with Wyeast 1275 Thames Valley

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