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Summer Bitter

155 calories 16.3 g 15 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 15oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 15oz)
Created: Saturday May 27th 2017
1.047
1.012
4.7%
34.9
8.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23 lb American - Pale Ale23 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 83.3%
0.60 lb United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L0.6 lb Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 2.2%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L1 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 3.6%
3 lb Weyermann Munich II3 lb Weyermann Munich II 36 9 10.9%
27.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Magnum40 g Magnum Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 22.34 19%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 6.94 27%
4 oz Willamette4 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 4.57 54%
7.41 oz / $ 0.00
 
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) 530 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 20 100 100 13
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.78 gal (71.11 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.78 gal (23.11 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.73 gal (50.92 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.03 gal (40.13 qt) and adding 0.73 gal (2.92 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.76 43.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.76 43.1  
Mash volume with grains 12.73 50.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.08 -12.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 10.31 41.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.25 1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.78 g | 71.1 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.28 -1.1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 16.22 g | 64.9 qt) 16 64  
Estimated amount in fermentor 16 64  
Total: 21.07 84.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by testingapril. All Grain, ABV 4.67%, IBU 34.88, SRM 8.45, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Dark Crystal 80L, Crystal 45L, Weyermann Munich II) Hops: (Magnum, Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-05-27 21:09 UTC