Dark Star Festival Beer Recipe | All Grain Strong Bitter by Love Beer | Brewer's Friend
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Dark Star Festival

180 calories 16.1 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11 liters
Post Boil Size: 5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.113 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.248 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday May 4th 2020
1.059
1.011
6.3%
26.7
39.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentation History
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.60 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4.6 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 80.3%
0.69 kg Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt0.69 kg Chocolate Malt 32.66 380 12%
0.44 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Light - 45L0.44 kg Crystal Light - 45L 33.1 45 7.7%
5.73 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Challenger28 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 14.08 33.7%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 12.61 36.1%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 0 min 30.1%
83 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.3 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
17.5 L Batch Sparge 76 °C 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Dark Star Festival" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Love Beer. All Grain, ABV 6.25%, IBU 26.69, SRM 39.25, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Chocolate Malt, Crystal Light - 45L) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-06-06 05:54 UTC
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