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Wandering minstrel Best Bitter v2

144 calories 15.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32.87 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 144 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday November 24th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.25 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 4.25 kg Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 37.7 2.5 89.3%
135 g Crisp Malting - Amber135 g Amber 33.1 27.5 2.8%
135 g Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L135 g Crystal 60L 33.1 60 2.8%
80 g Weyermann - Acidulated80 g Acidulated 27 3.4 1.7%
25 g United Kingdom - Roasted Barley25 g Roasted Barley 29 550 0.5%
135 g United Kingdom - Wheat135 g Wheat 37 2 2.8%
4,760 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Challenger25 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 19.22 14.3%
50 g Charles Faram - Minstrel50 g Minstrel Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 9.43 28.6%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 4.82 14.3%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 25 min 1.67 14.3%
50 g Charles Faram - Minstrel50 g Minstrel Hops Pellet 4.2 Whirlpool at 80 °C 25 min 2.8 28.6%
175 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.25 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.30 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.50 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
3 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1.04 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) 280 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
20.87 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
17.23 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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 17.4
Mash volume with grains 20.5
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.9 L) 21.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.6 L) 32.9
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 24.4 L) 26.4
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 L) 24
Total: 38.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wandering minstrel Best Bitter v2" Best Bitter beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 4.54%, IBU 37.94, SRM 8.56, 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))
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