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Special Bitter

145 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 24th 2018
1.044
1.011
4.3%
31.1
11.9
5.3
24.49
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.25 lb Thomas Fawcett - Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt7.25 lb Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt $ 1.50 / lb
$ 10.88 		36.8 2.65 95.1%
4 oz Briess - Special Roast4 oz Special Roast $ 1.50 / lb
$ 0.38 		33 40 3.3%
2 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II2 oz Carafa Special Type II $ 1.50 / lb
$ 0.19 		29.9 425 1.6%
122 oz / $ 11.44
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 1.69 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 13.7 33.3%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 1.13 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 9.14 22.2%
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 0.56 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 2.95 11.1%
0.25 oz Fuggles0.25 oz Fuggles Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 0.56 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 2.95 11.1%
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 0.56 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.18 11.1%
0.25 oz Fuggles0.25 oz Fuggles Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 0.56 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.18 11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 5.06
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 ml Lactic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.99 / each
$ 7.99
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 124 B cells required
$ 7.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 20.78 psi       Temp: 70 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
92 0 8 80 119 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 160 °F 153 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.62 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.62 qt/lb 4.99 20  
Mash volume with grains 5.6 22.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.95 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.04 g | 4.2 qt) 0.81 3.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.83 g | 19.3 qt) 4.6 18.4  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 5.8 23.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

5 gal - RO water
4 g - calcium sulfate (gypsum)
3 g - calcium chloride
2 mL - lactic acid (88%)
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| Ca 92 | Mg 0 | Na 8 | Cl 80 | SO4 119 |
Estimated room-temp mash pH = 5.36 (EZ_water)

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