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Christmas Best Bitter

147 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 8.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 147 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 24th 2017
11.0 °P
3.5 °P
4.0%
31.0
15.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.20 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.2 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 88%
3 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 60L3 oz Crystal 60L 34 60 5.2%
1 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt1 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 1.7%
3 oz Flaked Wheat3 oz Flaked Wheat 34 2 5.2%
58.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Loral0.3 oz Loral Hops Pellet 10.2 First Wort 0 min 21.57 50%
0.30 oz Loral0.3 oz Loral Hops Pellet 10.2 Boil 15 min 9.43 50%
0.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.40 g CaCl Water Agt Mash 30 min.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 30 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 42 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 1.36 5.5  
Mash volume with grains 1.66 6.6  
Grain absorption losses -0.45 -1.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.11 g | 8.5 qt) 1.84 7.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.77 g | 11.1 qt) 2.5 10  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 2 8  
Going into fermentor 2 8  
Total: 3.2 12.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by spdalton. All Grain, ABV 4%, IBU 31, SRM 15.03, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 60L, Midnight Wheat Malt, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Loral) Other: (CaCl, Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-11-26 18:15 UTC