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Bitter American

146 calories 31.3 g 15 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 146 calories (Per 15oz)
Carbs: 31.3 g (Per 15oz)
Created: Sunday August 16th 2020
1.041
1.033
1.1%
41.3
14.0
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22 lb Belgian - Pale Ale22 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 88%
3 lb Simpsons - DRC3 lb DRC 34.7 115 12%
25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Pacific Jade3 oz Pacific Jade Hops Pellet 13 Boil 20 min 31.05 50%
3 oz Pacific Jade3 oz Pacific Jade Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 10.22 50%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
18 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
- Saccharomycodes ludwigii
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
20%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 217 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.23 gal (68.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.23 gal (20.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 22.38 gal (89.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10 gal (40 qt) and adding 10.38 gal (41.5 qt) sparge/top-off. 20.38 81.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 20.6 g | 82.4 qt) 20.38 81.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 22.6 g | 90.4 qt) 22.38 89.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.23 g | 68.9 qt) 17 68  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 15.5 62  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Volume into fermentor 16 64  
Total: 20.38 81.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitter American" Best Bitter beer recipe by testingapril. BIAB, ABV 1.08%, IBU 41.27, SRM 14.03, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, DRC) Hops: (Pacific Jade) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-08-16 22:14 UTC