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Simple SMASH Session

175 calories 17.7 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Post Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Colin Churchward
Calories: 175 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 17.7 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday April 27th 2020
1.038
1.009
3.8%
20.0
7.7
n/a
8.63
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4 kg Finest Maris Otter £ 1.06 / kg
£ 4.24 		38 6 100%
4 kg / £ 4.24
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 g Bramling Cross8 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.04 / g
£ 0.32 		Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 7.31 10.3%
20 g Bramling Cross20 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.04 / g
£ 0.79 		Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 9.07 25.6%
20 g Bramling Cross20 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.04 / g
£ 0.79 		Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 3.64 25.6%
30 g Bramling Cross30 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.04 / g
£ 1.19 		Pellet 7 Dry Hop 3 days 38.5%
78 g / £ 3.08
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss £ 0.05 / g
£ 0.27 		Fining Boil 10 min.
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient £ 0.13 / g
£ 0.28 		Other Boil 10 min.
£ 0.55
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1335
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 0.76 / each
£ 0.76
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
17 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 77 B cells required
£ 0.76 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.45 bar       Temp: 4 °C       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Filter water through Brita filter.

Adjust alkalinity to 20 ppm by addition of bicarbonate of soda.
Adjust calcium to 100 ppm by adding gypsum. Mix very well to dissolve in cold water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L 72.6C Water Infusion 72.6 °C 66 °C 60 min
19 L Batch Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12
Mash volume with grains 14.6
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.8 L) 22.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.9 L) 30
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 25
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25 L) 23
Total: 34.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cheap and easy SMASH beer made from Marris Otter Pale Malt, and Bramling Cross hops. Great simple session beer. Dry hop is optional.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-04 16:23 UTC