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John Courage Clone

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: BYO
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 13th 2017
1.045
1.011
4.5%
26.7
8.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.75 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7.75 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 83.8%
10 oz Belgian - Biscuit10 oz Biscuit 35 23 6.8%
14 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 30L14 oz Crystal 30L 34 30 9.5%
148 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Northern Brewer0.8 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 40 min 23.13 44.4%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 3.6 55.6%
1.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
5 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash --
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 175 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
This beer
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
104 4 28 153 177 26
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13 qt Sparge -- 153 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.89 11.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.63 14.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.58 g | 22.3 qt) 6.02 24.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.91 35.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"John Courage Clone" Best Bitter beer recipe by BYO. All Grain, ABV 4.5%, IBU 26.74, SRM 8.52, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Biscuit, Crystal 30L) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Fuggles) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride, Lactic acid)
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