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Wandering minstrel Best Bitter v2

138 calories 14.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 46 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55.6 liters
Post Boil Size: 48.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday November 24th 2017
1.045
1.012
4.3%
34.7
8.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.75 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 7.75 kg Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 37.7 2.5 89.1%
250 g Crisp Malting - Amber250 g Amber 33.1 27.5 2.9%
250 g United Kingdom - Crystal 60L250 g Crystal 60L 34 60 2.9%
145 g Weyermann - Acidulated145 g Acidulated 27 3.4 1.7%
50 g United Kingdom - Roasted Barley50 g Roasted Barley 29 550 0.6%
250 g United Kingdom - Wheat250 g Wheat 37 2 2.9%
8,695 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 g Challenger45 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 17.79 14.1%
75 g Charles Faram - Minstrel75 g Minstrel Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 7.28 23.4%
50 g East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 4.96 15.6%
50 g East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 25 min 1.74 15.6%
100 g Charles Faram - Minstrel100 g Minstrel Hops Pellet 4.2 Whirlpool at 80 °C 25 min 2.92 31.3%
320 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.60 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
7 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.50 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
3 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
4.50 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.75 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1.92 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 515 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 70.2 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
58.3 13.4 44.7 56.8 143.4 28
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35.24 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
29.8 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 53.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 7.9 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 31.7
Mash volume with grains 37.5
Grain absorption losses -8.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 31.2 L) 33.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 53.3 L) 55.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 46.8 L) 48.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 48 L) 46
Total: 65.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wandering minstrel Best Bitter v2" Best Bitter beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 4.33%, IBU 34.7, SRM 8.51, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt , Amber, Crystal 60L, Acidulated, Roasted Barley, Wheat) Hops: (Challenger, Minstrel, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Canning Salt, Epsom Salt (MgSO4), Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate), Chalk)
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