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"Best" bitter

131 calories 12.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 39 liters
Post Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 131 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday November 17th 2021
1.043
1.009
4.5%
33.7
12.4
n/a
14.34
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Belgian - Pilsner4 kg Pilsner $ 1.79 / kg
$ 7.16 		37 1.6 69%
0.50 kg Weyermann - CaraAmber0.5 kg CaraAmber $ 3.05 / kg
$ 1.53 		37 27 8.6%
0.50 kg Weyermann - CARABELGE0.5 kg CARABELGE 34 13.6 8.6%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Special W0.5 kg Special W $ 3.10 / kg
$ 1.55 		33.6 115 8.6%
0.30 kg Cane Sugar0.3 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 5.2%
5.80 kg / $ 10.24
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Village hops50 g Village hops Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Boil 60 min 22.51 50%
50 g Village hops50 g Village hops Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Boil 15 min 11.17 50%
100 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.10 / each
$ 4.10
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 120 B cells required
$ 4.10 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 49.03 L. Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 41.77 L and adding 3.63 L sparge/top-off. 45.4
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 44.4 L) 45.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 48 L) 49
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 38 L) 39
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 32
Volume into fermentor 32
Total: 45.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

8/10. Pretty good, but recipe just made up of leftovers.

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