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Black Dolly - Black Sheep Best Bitter Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.78 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.65 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Colin Churchward
Calories: 215 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 23.8 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Tuesday April 18th 2023

Yorkshire Bitter

by shepp1

OG: 1.042 FG: 1.012 ABV: 3.9% IBU: 33

Harvey's Best Clone

by Kinglucky

OG: 1.043 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.1% IBU: 29

MiQ Best Bitter test II

by MiQ

OG: 1.040 FG: 1.010 ABV: 3.9% IBU: 26

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

30.5

EBC (ebcmorey):

21.6

Mash pH

5.3

Cost £

10.02

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	EBC	Bill %
3.51 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise3.507 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise	£ 1.64 / kg £ 5.75	37	4.99	83.5%
0.34 kg	Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat0.336 kg Torrefied Wheat	£ 3.10 / kg £ 1.04	36.8	3	8%
0.17 kg	Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Light EBC1000.168 kg Crystal Extra Light EBC100	£ 1.84 / kg £ 0.31	33.1	99.99	4%
0.06 kg	Crisp Malting - Black0.063 kg Black	£ 1.46 / kg £ 0.09	34.5	1199.99	1.5%
0.13 kg	Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup0.126 kg Golden Syrup - (late boil kettle addition)		40	1.17	3%
4.20 kg / £ 7.19

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
22 g	Charles Faram - Challenger22 g Challenger Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.66	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	22.01	30.6%
20 g	East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.60	Pellet	4.2	Boil	15 min	5.96	27.8%
15 g	Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.60	Pellet	4.5	Hop Stand at 100 °C	0 min	1.32	20.8%
15 g	East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.45	Pellet	4.2	Hop Stand at 100 °C	0 min	1.23	20.8%
72 g / £ 2.31

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
22 g	Charles Faram - Challenger (Pellet) 22 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.66	22.01	30.6%
35 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 35 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 1.05	7.19	48.6%
15 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 15 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.60	1.32	20.8%
72 g / £ 2.31

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
19.722 L	Mash-in 70.1C	Strike	70.1 °C	66 °C	60 min
	Mash-out	Temperature	75 °C	75 °C	10 min
10.212 L	Sparge	Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Irish Moss	£ 0.05 / g £ 0.20	Fining	Mash	0 min.
3 tsp	Yeast Nutrient Part 2	£ 0.04 / tsp £ 0.12	Other	Mash	0 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient Part I	£ 0.15 / tsp £ 0.15	Other	Mash	0 min.
5 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	£ 0.01 / g £ 0.05	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
12 ml	CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4)		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.50 each	Campden Tablets		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
£ 0.52

Yeast

Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	69%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 22 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	21 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required

£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.52 bar Temp: 12 °C CO₂ Level: 1.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Brita filtered tap water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

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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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