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"Special" Bitter

159 calories 15.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 39 liters
Post Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
No Chill: 30 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 159 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday January 2nd 2022
1.052
1.012
5.3%
39.1
15.9
n/a
19.52
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg US - Pale 2-Row6 kg Pale 2-Row $ 1.82 / kg
$ 10.92 		37 1.8 90.9%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Special W0.5 kg Special W 33.6 115 7.6%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III0.1 kg Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 1.5%
6.60 kg / $ 10.92
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Village hops60 g Village hops Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 60 min 17.55 50%
60 g East Kent Goldings60 g East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 4.50 		Pellet 5.2 Boil 15 min 21.54 50%
120 g / $ 4.50
 
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) 144 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
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 50.86 L. Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 41.04 L and adding 5.46 L sparge/top-off. 46.5
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 45.8 L) 46.5
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 50.2 L) 50.9
Grain absorption losses -6.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 38.3 L) 39
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 32
Volume into fermentor 32
Total: 46.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
""Special" Bitter" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Brewer #311758. BIAB, ABV 5.29%, IBU 39.09, SRM 15.91, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Special W, Carafa Special Type III) Hops: (Village hops, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-01-02 17:18 UTC