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Black Sheep Best Bitter

120 calories 9.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Graham Wheeler / YSB
Calories: 120 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 9.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday February 12th 2018
1.040
1.006
4.5%
47.0
8.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.34 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.34 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 85%
390 g Torrified Wheat390 g Torrified Wheat 36 2 9.9%
190 g United Kingdom - Crystal 60L190 g Crystal 60L 34 60 4.8%
8 g United Kingdom - Black Patent8 g Black Patent 27 525 0.2%
3,928 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Challenger25 g Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 6.84 Boil 90 min 25.69 43.1%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 90 min 8.71 17.2%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.83 Boil 90 min 8.76 17.2%
13 g Fuggles13 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 10 min 3.84 22.4%
58 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19.5 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 70 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
23 2 29 19 16 82
Unmodified tap-water, see Thames Water report for Cranleigh, Surrey UK for details.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23 L Braumeister 20L Fly Sparge -- 65 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 5.85 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 5.9 L/kg 23
Mash volume with grains 25.6
Grain absorption losses -3.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.7 L) 10.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.8 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 20
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 33.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewdate: 12 February 2018. Captain Slog:

This brew close to Graham Wheeler recipe for relatively low-alcohol best bitter from Black Sheep. Followed recipe quite closely, upping Challenger hop dose from 21g to 25g to compensate for relatively low AA content. Otherwise identical.

Noticed during mash that Braumeister 'fly sparge' was uneven, showing preferred channels through the grain pipe. Not seen this before and wondered if the thinner mash was responsible (at 5.85L/kg, it was significantly thinner than we usually do, with a target of ABV 3.8%).

Measured OG after mash at 1.040, indicating 65% efficiency despite uneven flow through malt pipe. Volume into fermenter was 20L and OG 1.042, projected ABV 4.0%.

Fermentation set-point 19C, actual T will be close to 19.5C.

FG 1.006 - adjusted attenuation to 83%.

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