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English Bitter (48)

160 calories 17.2 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22.5 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 160 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday April 4th 2020
1.052
1.014
5.1%
39.9
9.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.40 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter4.4 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 5.44 91.7%
0.40 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.4 kg Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 25.19 8.3%
4.80 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g East Kent Goldings40 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 60 min 20.48 30.8%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 30 min 11.8 23.1%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 15 min 7.62 23.1%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.4 Dry Hop 4 days 23.1%
130 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Strike 69 °C 66 °C 60 min
13 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 19 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 217 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Glenorchy. Tasmania
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

I am using yeast from my last Porter brew and also some wort from that will be used in the starter to give a light roasted dark flavour.

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