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Buttons Bitter

138 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 65 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 69.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 138 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday June 5th 2017
1.045
1.011
4.5%
29.1
12.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg American - Pilsner10 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 72.2%
2.65 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 60L2.65 kg Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 19.1%
1.20 kg American - Wheat1.2 kg Wheat 38 1.8 8.7%
13.85 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Cascade50 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 14.6 20%
50 g Cascade50 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 20 min 8.84 20%
50 g Fuggles50 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 5.68 20%
50 g Cascade50 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 20%
50 g Fuggles50 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 20%
250 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g CaSO4 Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
2 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1335
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
17 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 255 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Force Carb.      
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
41.6 L Re-circ Mash Temperature -- 67 °C 60 min
41.6 L Mash Out Temperature -- 75 °C 15 min
42.6 L Sparge Sparge -- 77 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 71.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 26.55 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 50.69 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 36.26 L and adding 5.29 L sparge/top-off. 41.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 41.6
Mash volume with grains 50.7
Grain absorption losses -13.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 45.2 L) 42.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 72 L) 69.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.3
Post boil Volume 65
Going into fermentor 65
Total: 84.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Buttons Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Buttons Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.5%, IBU 29.13, SRM 12.82, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Wheat) Hops: (Cascade, Fuggles) Other: (CaSO4, Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-09-11 22:12 UTC