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A Little Bitter Summer

132 calories 14.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 liters
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ben & Warren
Calories: 132 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday July 17th 2013
1.043
1.012
4.0%
33.2
8.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 92%
0.35 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 90L0.35 kg Crystal 90L 33 90 4.3%
0.30 kg United Kingdom - Cara Malt0.3 kg Cara Malt 35 17.5 3.7%
8.15 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Apollo20 g Apollo Hops Leaf/Whole 19.5 Boil 30 min 18.17 11.1%
35 g Apollo35 g Apollo Hops Leaf/Whole 19.5 Boil 10 min 15 19.4%
50 g Centennial50 g Centennial Hops Leaf/Whole 13.5 Aroma 0 min 27.8%
75 g Columbus75 g Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 17.1 Aroma 0 min 41.7%
180 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
32 RIMS Mash, 5 min on/off Infusion -- 66 °C 66 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 48.6 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 3.2 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 29.7
Mash volume with grains 35.1
Grain absorption losses -8.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.9 L) 25.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 48.6 L) 46
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume 42
Going into fermentor 42
Total: 55.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used Youngs Ale yeast.
32lt mash@66oC requires:
32lt@70.2oC if 8.1kg malt at 24oC

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