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Brew it Bru - English Porter

204 calories 20.7 g 0.440 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Simon Taylor - Brew it Bru
Calories: 204 calories (Per 0.440L)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 0.440L)
Created: Thursday March 10th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.50 kg Weyermann - Pale Ale3.5 kg Pale Ale 39 4.64 78.7%
425 g Simpsons - Brown Malt425 g Brown Malt 32 499.99 9.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Challenger20 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 60 min 16.85 40%
30 g Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 15 min 10.39 60%
50 g / R 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7.50 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
R 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 117.7 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.2 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.21 L Mash In - Make sure all the grains are wet and that there are no dough balls. Add the grains a kilo at a time until they are all in the bag Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Mash Out - Raise the mash temperature to 75C and let rest for 10 minutes before beginning the sparge 75 °C 75 °C 10 min
15 L Add sparge water until a pre boil volume of 23L has been reached Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 12.5
Mash volume with grains 15.4
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.8 L) 15.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26 L) 23
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 21
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21 L) 20
Total: 28.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brew it Bru - English Porter" English Porter beer recipe by Simon Taylor - Brew it Bru. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 27.24, SRM 57.58, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Brown Malt, Crystal Dark, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles) Other: (Yeast Nutrient)
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