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Speckle Chicken Bitter

179 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.099 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.133 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 22nd 2022
1.054
1.015
5.2%
30.7
15.7
n/a
45.11
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L $ 2.35 / lb
$ 2.35 		33 80 8.8%
9.25 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise9.25 lb Golden Promise $ 2.19 / lb
$ 20.26 		37 3 81.3%
0.13 lb American - Roasted Barley0.13 lb Roasted Barley $ 2.77 / lb
$ 0.36 		33 300 1.1%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit $ 2.69 / lb
$ 2.69 		35 23 8.8%
11.38 lbs / $ 25.66
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops $ 2.55 / oz
$ 2.55 		Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 18.83 44.4%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.65 / oz
$ 2.65 		Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 10.17 44.4%
0.25 oz East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.65 / oz
$ 0.66 		Pellet 5 Boil 20 min 1.68 11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 5.86
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A01 House
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 13.59 / each
$ 13.59
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
$ 13.59 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.2 qt Temperature 150 °F -- 60 min
3 gal Batch Sparge 190 °F -- --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (4.67 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.63 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.31 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.98 19.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.64 g | 10.6 qt) 5.89 23.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.42 -5.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.83 g | 15.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 2.25 9  
Top off amount 3.25 13  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.67 18.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Speckle Chicken Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Dade City Dan. All Grain, ABV 5.2%, IBU 30.67, SRM 15.68, Fermentables: (Caramel / Crystal 80L, Golden Promise, Roasted Barley, Biscuit) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Epsom Salt, Gypsum)
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