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Bestest Bitter

147 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 92% (brew house)
Calories: 147 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 12th 2017
1.045
1.008
4.9%
43.6
6.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.25 lb United Kingdom - Pearl7.25 lb Pearl 37 2.1 82.6%
12 oz Invert Sugar12 oz Invert Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 1 8.5%
6 oz United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L6 oz Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 4.3%
4 oz United Kingdom - Amber4 oz Amber 32 27 2.8%
2.50 oz German - Acidulated Malt2.5 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.8%
140.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 60 min 18.88 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 40 min 16.57 33.3%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 8.17 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 286 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Bitter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
140 13 9 76 195 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 qt @ 167F Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
30.5 qt Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.01 12  
Mash volume with grains 3.65 14.6  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 7.24 29  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.06 g | 36.2 qt) 9 36  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.06 0.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6.75 27  
Going into fermentor 6.75 27  
Total: 10.25 41
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bestest Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Mike Shea. All Grain, ABV 4.92%, IBU 43.62, SRM 6.15, Fermentables: (Pearl, Invert Sugar, Dark Crystal 80L, Amber, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride)
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