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Bedford Best

262 calories 29.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 28 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33 liters
Post Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 262 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 29.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday September 18th 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.70 kg United Kingdom - Golden Promise2.7 kg Golden Promise 37 3 37.2%
2.50 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter2.5 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 34.5%
0.75 kg Belgian - Biscuit0.75 kg Biscuit 35 23 10.3%
0.75 kg German - CaraAmber0.75 kg CaraAmber 34 23 10.3%
0.15 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L0.15 kg Crystal Extra Dark - 120L 35 120 2.1%
0.40 kg Torrified Wheat0.4 kg Torrified Wheat 36 2 5.5%
7.25 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Northern Brewer30 g Northern Brewer Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 17.75 25%
30 g First Gold30 g First Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 10.55 Boil 30 min 20.56 25%
15 g Northern Brewer15 g Northern Brewer Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 15 min 0.44 12.5%
15 g First Gold15 g First Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 10.58 Boil 15 min 0.67 12.5%
20 g Willamette20 g Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 3.8 Whirlpool at 80 °C 30 min 0.9 16.7%
10 g Hallertau Blanc10 g Hallertau Blanc Hops Leaf/Whole 8.7 Whirlpool at 80 °C 30 min 1.03 8.3%
120 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - London ESB Yeast
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 135 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Infusion -- 67 °C 60 min
24 L Fly Sparge 72 °C 72 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 18.1
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 22.8 L) 22.9
Grain absorption losses -7.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 24.2 L) 23
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.2 L) 33
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 28
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Top off amount 0.2
Going into fermentor 28
Total: 41.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bedford Best" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Taliesinbard. All Grain, ABV 5.18%, IBU 41.34, SRM 11.86, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Finest Maris Otter, Biscuit, CaraAmber, Crystal Extra Dark - 120L, Torrified Wheat) Hops: (Northern Brewer, First Gold, Willamette, Hallertau Blanc) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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