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American Bigger Better Bitter

227 calories 24.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Fred Klassen
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 10th 2018
1.068
1.019
6.4%
54.0
16.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale55 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 70.1%
13 lb American - Victory13 lb Victory 34 28 16.6%
6.20 lb Canadian - Honey Malt6.2 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.9%
3.40 lb Belgian - CaraMunich3.4 lb CaraMunich 33 50 4.3%
0.90 lb Belgian - Special B0.9 lb Special B 34 115 1.1%
78.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6.10 oz Amarillo6.1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 30.43 21.7%
4 oz Fuggles4 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 5.18 14.2%
6 oz Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 5.68 21.4%
3 oz Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 4.42 10.7%
3 oz Fuggles3 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.56 10.7%
6 oz Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 6.74 21.4%
28.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
71%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2356 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
https://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/?id=52NR0LH
17g Gypsum
11g Epsum Salts
25g Calcium Cloride
8g Chalk
15g Baking Soda
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24.25 gal all but Special B only - 165F Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
mash out - add Special B Temperature -- 170 °F 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.55 gal (130.22 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 20.55 gal (82.22 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 30.81 gal (123.25 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 5.72 gal (22.88 qt) and adding 18.81 gal (75.25 qt) sparge/top-off. 24.53 98.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 24.53 98.1  
Mash volume with grains 30.81 123.2  
Grain absorption losses -9.81 -39.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.09 g | 72.3 qt) 19.53 78.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.55 g | 130.2 qt) 34 136  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.83 -3.3  
Post boil Volume 30.23 120.9  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.23 -0.9  
Going into fermentor 30 120  
Total: 44.06 176.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Bigger Better Bitter" American Pale Ale beer recipe by Fred Klassen. All Grain, ABV 6.38%, IBU 54.01, SRM 16.52, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Victory, Honey Malt, CaraMunich, Special B) Hops: (Amarillo, Fuggles, Cascade)
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