Beerjeeling Chai Beer Recipe | All Grain Best Bitter | Brewer's Friend
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Beerjeeling Chai

145 calories 15.8 g 16 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Sitaram Shastri
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

No Chill: 50 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 145 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Tuesday December 17th 2019
1.044
1.012
4.2%
38.0
9.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter7 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 87.5%
1 lb German - Mela Red Alder1 lb Mela Red Alder 35 20 12.5%
8 lbs / ₹ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Artisan - Summit0.75 oz Summit Hops Pellet 15.1 First Wort at 140 °F 30 min 32.32 22.4%
2.60 oz East Kent Goldings2.6 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Whirlpool at 185 °F 30 min 5.67 77.6%
3.35 oz / ₹ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike = 158 Strike 158 °F 153 °F 90 min
2.5 gal Batch Sparge 208 °F 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.55 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1.45 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 90 min.
0.70 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 90 min.
0.50 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 90 min.
0.20 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 30 min.
0.50 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 30 min.
4.50 g Fermax Other Boil 30 min.
1 oz Earl Grey Tea Flavor Whirlpool 5 min.
2 g Gelatin Fining Secondary 2 days
0.50 oz Earl Grey Tea Water Agt Secondary 5 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - Burton Ale Yeast WLP023
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 171 B cells required
₹ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 24.43 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

1) Dip the tea in a hop bag, & remove when the flavours are balanced.

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seetu 03/20/2020 at 03:41pm
4 of 5

4.5*. Either less tea, for less astringency; & more bitterness, for balance.


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