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Black Sheep Best Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Graham Wheeler / YSB
Calories: 120 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 9.9 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday February 12th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.040

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

4.5%

IBU (tinseth):

47.0

SRM (morey):

8.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.34 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.34 kg Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	85%
390 g	Torrified Wheat390 g Torrified Wheat	36	2	9.9%
190 g	United Kingdom - Crystal 60L190 g Crystal 60L	34	60	4.8%
8 g	United Kingdom - Black Patent8 g Black Patent	27	525	0.2%
3,928 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Challenger25 g Challenger Hops	Leaf/Whole	6.84	Boil	90 min	25.69	43.1%
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.8	Boil	90 min	8.71	17.2%
10 g	East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.83	Boil	90 min	8.76	17.2%
13 g	Fuggles13 g Fuggles Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.8	Boil	10 min	3.84	22.4%
58 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Challenger (Leaf/Whole) 25 g Challenger (Leaf/Whole) Hops	25.69	43.1%
23 g	Fuggles (Leaf/Whole) 23 g Fuggles (Leaf/Whole) Hops	12.55	39.6%
10 g	East Kent Goldings (Leaf/Whole)	8.76	17.2%
58 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23 L	Braumeister 20L	Fly Sparge	--	65 °C	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 5.85 L/kg

Yeast

White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 21 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	19.5 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 70 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
23	2	29	19	16	82
Unmodified tap-water, see Thames Water report for Cranleigh, Surrey UK for details.
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Notes

Brewdate: 12 February 2018. Captain Slog:

This brew close to Graham Wheeler recipe for relatively low-alcohol best bitter from Black Sheep. Followed recipe quite closely, upping Challenger hop dose from 21g to 25g to compensate for relatively low AA content. Otherwise identical.

Noticed during mash that Braumeister 'fly sparge' was uneven, showing preferred channels through the grain pipe. Not seen this before and wondered if the thinner mash was responsible (at 5.85L/kg, it was significantly thinner than we usually do, with a target of ABV 3.8%).

Measured OG after mash at 1.040, indicating 65% efficiency despite uneven flow through malt pipe. Volume into fermenter was 20L and OG 1.042, projected ABV 4.0%.

Fermentation set-point 19C, actual T will be close to 19.5C.

FG 1.006 - adjusted attenuation to 83%.

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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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