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Best Bitter

Method: BIAB
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23.875 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.875 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.875 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 132 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Wednesday December 1st 2021

Original Gravity:

1.043

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

4.1%

IBU (tinseth):

45.0

SRM (morey):

9.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.50 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise4.5 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise	37	2.4	80.2%
0.40 kg	United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.4 kg Crystal 45L	34	45	7.1%
0.30 kg	Dingemans - Biscuit0.3 kg Biscuit	34.5	22	5.3%
10 g	Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt10 g Chocolate Malt	32.66	450	0.2%
320 g	Torrified Wheat320 g Torrified Wheat	36	2	5.7%
79 g	Weyermann - Acidulated79 g Acidulated	27	3.4	1.4%
5.61 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Target30 g Target Hops	Pellet	10.5	First Wort at 100 °C	60 min	41.42	37.5%
25 g	East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	6	Boil at 100 °C	5 min	3.57	31.3%
25 g	East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	6	Boil at 100 °C	0 min		31.3%
80 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Target (Pellet) 30 g Target (Pellet) Hops	41.42	37.5%
50 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 50 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	3.57	62.6%
80 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
21 L		Strike	71.2 °C	66 °C	60 min
12 L		Sparge	75 °C	75 °C	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
0.50 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Boil
0.25 g	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Mash
0.14 g	Campden Tablet	Water Agt	Sparge
0.25 g	Ascorbic Acid	Water Agt	Mash
0.14 g	Ascorbic Acid	Water Agt	Sparge
0.50 g	Brewtan B	Other	Mash
0.25 g	Brewtan B	Other	Sparge
3.68 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash
2.10 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge
3.35 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash
1.88 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Sparge
3.68 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash
2.10 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Sparge
1.73 g	Sodium Bicarbonate	Water Agt	Mash
0.50 g	Protofloc	Water Agt	Boil
1.75 g	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil
0.25 g	Brewtan B	Other	Boil
4 g	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil

Yeast

Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469

Amount:	150 Milliliters	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	70%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
84	17	22	77	166	28
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Notes

Mash PH

5.31pH including acidated malt and Salt additions.

Premash water treatment of SMB, AA and BTB -0.077ph (0.02 SMB + 0.057 AA)

= 5.27ph

mash 12g yeast + sugar
sparge 7g yeat + sugar

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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