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Caledonian ember

275 calories 28.7 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Export
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.27 liters
Post Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 275 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 28.7 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday December 6th 2021
1.059
1.015
5.7%
28.0
15.0
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Bairds - Golden Promise5 kg Golden Promise 37 3 85.1%
250 g United Kingdom - Amber250 g Amber 32 27 4.3%
250 g Crisp Malting - Brown Malt250 g Brown Malt 32.7 65 4.3%
200 g United Kingdom - Crystal 70L200 g Crystal 70L 34 70 3.4%
115 g Weyermann - Acidulated115 g Acidulated 27 3.4 2%
60 g Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt60 g Chocolate Malt 32.66 450 1%
5,875 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Challenger (8.5 AA)30 g Challenger (8.5 AA) Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 22.11 54.5%
25 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA)25 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA) Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 15 min 5.91 45.5%
55 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
3.50 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.80 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
0.92 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh Scotland (bru n water)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 56 143 253
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24.94 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
12.2 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 21.4
Mash volume with grains 25.3
Grain absorption losses -5.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.3 L) 16.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 31.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 25
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25 L) 23
Total: 38  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Caledonian ember" Scottish Export beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 5.7%, IBU 28.02, SRM 14.96, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Amber, Brown Malt, Crystal 70L, Acidulated, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Challenger (8.5 AA), East Kent Goldings (5 AA)) Other: (gypsum (calcium sulfate), Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt (MgSO4), Canning Salt)
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