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2nd best bitter

142 calories 17.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (ending kettle)
Source: T'internet
Calories: 142 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 4th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Gladfield - Ale Malt3.5 kg Ale Malt 37.4 2.8 72.9%
500 g Gladfield - Dark Crystal Malt500 g Dark Crystal Malt 35.4 96.45 10.4%
300 g Simpsons - Aromatic Malt300 g Aromatic Malt 33 23.04 6.2%
500 g Weyermann - Pale Wheat500 g Pale Wheat 36 2 10.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14.50 g Magnum14.5 g Magnum Hops Pellet 13.7 First Wort 100 min 26.05 19%
16 g Fuggles16 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 30 min 7.81 20.9%
16 g Fuggles16 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 15 min 5.04 20.9%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 0.97 19.6%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Dry Hop 5 days 19.6%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
2 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 286 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
3/4 Burton no chalk
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Underlet 18 L @ 69 Strike 69 °C 69 °C 60 min
Raise to 72 Temperature 69 °C 72 °C 30 min
Raise to 77 Temperature 72 °C 77 °C 15 min
21 L 23 L @ 78 pH 4.4 Sparge 78 °C 77 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 14.4
Mash volume with grains 17.6
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume 20.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33.8 L) 29
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 20.2 L) 25
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Estimated amount in fermentor 24.9
Total: 34.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cane sugar up to 250g, inverted added to fermenter

Make 2.6 L starter, pitch 1.6 L

Water, 3/4 Burton in mash, no chalk

Adjusted for lid on boil loss 3 l/hr

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