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Best Bitter

138 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday October 26th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 77.8%
0.50 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 50L0.5 kg Crystal 50L 34 50 11.1%
0.50 kg United Kingdom - Cara Malt0.5 kg Cara Malt 35 17.5 11.1%
4.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Magnum15 g Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 22.73 30.6%
23 g Challenger23 g Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 8.5 Boil 10 min 7.16 46.9%
11 g East Kent Goldings11 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 2.01 22.4%
49 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.90 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.20 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 30 min.
5 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 280 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -0.15 bar       Temp: 8 °C       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 L Strike 76 °C 66 °C 60 min
24 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 11.3
Mash volume with grains 14.2
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume 22.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.9 L) 28
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 22.1 L) 25
Estimated amount in fermentor 25
Total: 33.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Robin Day. All Grain, ABV 4.46%, IBU 31.9, SRM 9.84, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 50L, Cara Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Challenger, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Magnesium Chloride, Table Salt, Phosphoric acid, Irish Moss)
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