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Biggins Bitter

129 calories 14.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 70 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 100 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 129 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday March 3rd 2019
1.042
1.012
4.0%
36.4
8.2
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.20 kg United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row11.2 kg Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 89.2%
0.70 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 50L0.7 kg Crystal 50L 34 50 5.6%
0.59 kg German - Wheat Malt0.59 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 4.7%
0.07 kg United Kingdom - Black Patent0.07 kg Black Patent 27 525 0.6%
12.56 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
46.66 g Warrior46.66 g Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 32.51 43.5%
46.66 g Fuggles46.66 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 10 min 3.31 43.5%
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 5 min 0.55 13%
107.32 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
28 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
0.53 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 257 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic and decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
187 41 113 85 720 20
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 L Infusion -- 62 °C 50 min
Infusion -- 72 °C 10 min
mash out Infusion -- 75 °C 10 min
31.4 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 79.09 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 33.69 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 31.4
Mash volume with grains 39.7
Grain absorption losses -12.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 61.1 L) 82.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 79.1 L) 100
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 70
Going into fermentor 70
Total: 113.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Biggins Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Biggins Brewer. All Grain, ABV 4%, IBU 36.37, SRM 8.22, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 50L, Wheat Malt, Black Patent) Hops: (Warrior, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Magnesium Chloride)
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