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English Special Bitter

145 calories 16.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50 liters
Post Boil Size: 44 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday April 15th 2020
1.047
1.014
4.4%
29.7
10.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.80 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter9.8 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 88.3%
0.65 kg Simpsons - Crystal T500.65 kg Crystal T50 34 50 5.9%
0.65 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.65 kg Crystal Medium 33 65.01 5.9%
11.10 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Magnum25 g Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 11.5 Boil 60 min 13.57 18.5%
55 g East Kent Goldings55 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 100 °C 30 min 10.97 40.7%
55 g East Kent Goldings55 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 5.18 40.7%
135 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Danstar - London ESB Yeast
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 204 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
30 L -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.14 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 50.38 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 4.98 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 34.9
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 36.2 L) 42.2
Grain absorption losses -11.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.5 L) 27.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 50.4 L) 50
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume 44
Top off amount 6
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 62  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Special Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by STERGIOS. All Grain, ABV 4.36%, IBU 29.72, SRM 10.3, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal T50, Crystal Medium) Hops: (Magnum, East Kent Goldings)
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