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Burton Bitter

162 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 12th 2017
1.049
1.013
4.8%
43.1
10.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 68.4%
2 lb American - Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 19.5%
9.75 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 60L9.75 oz Crystal 60L 34 60 6%
8 oz American - Victory8 oz Victory 34 28 4.9%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.2%
163.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 20 min 22.62 25%
3 oz Centennial3 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool 5 min 20.43 75%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A01 House
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 152 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.09 g | 16.4 qt) 4.19 16.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.4 g | 25.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.61 22.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.03 32.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

burton ale yeast (wlp023) showed no signs of life, so pitched imperial House (whitbread dry)

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  • Last Updated: 2017-10-30 02:04 UTC