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Extra Special Bitter

175 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 108 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 93 gallons
Post Boil Size: 108 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 20th 2021
13.1 °P
3.4 °P
5.2%
30.7
14.3
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
75 kg Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt75 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 75%
25 kg Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I25 kg Crystal Malt I 34 45 25%
100 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
225 g Barth-Haas - Nugget225 g Nugget Hops Pellet 13.55 First Wort 180 min 20.1 30%
300 g helderberg300 g helderberg Hops Pellet 6.86 Boil 30 min 8.86 40%
225 g helderberg225 g helderberg Hops Pellet 6.86 Boil 5 min 1.72 30%
750 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
550 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
190 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
150 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1870 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 111.24 gal (444.97 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 99.24 gal (396.97 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 100.31 gal (401.24 qt) 82.67 330.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 82.67 330.7  
Mash volume with grains 100.31 401.2  
Grain absorption losses -27.56 -110.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 56.38 g | 225.5 qt) 38.13 152.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 111.24 g | 445 qt) 93 372  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.99 -4  
Post boil Volume 108 432  
Going into fermentor 108 432  
Total: 120.81 483.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Extra Special Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by ILFCB. All Grain, ABV 5.2%, IBU 30.68, SRM 14.32, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Crystal Malt I) Hops: (Nugget, helderberg) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Lactic acid)
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