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Not the Worst

146 calories 16.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 43 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 51.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 45.28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 29th 2022
1.044
1.013
4.1%
35.2
8.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt7 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 77.8%
1 kg Invert Sugar Syrup1 kg Invert Sugar Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) 36 1 11.1%
0.50 kg Thomas Fawcett - Amber Malt0.5 kg Amber Malt 32.2 38 5.6%
0.50 kg Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I0.5 kg Crystal Malt I 34 45 5.6%
9 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
56 g Northdown56 g Northdown Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 60 min 22.03 33.3%
56 g Celia56 g Celia Hops Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 10.25 33.3%
56 g Celia56 g Celia Hops Pellet 6 Whirlpool at 92 °C 10 min 2.89 33.3%
168 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash --
5 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Quest - Quest Labs English Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 165 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Nestle Pure life 2017
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
45 L Infusion 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 49.54 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 44.7 L and adding 4.14 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 65.95 L. Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 40.12 L and adding 20.55 L sparge/top-off. 60.7
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 57.7 L) 60.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 63 L) 66
Grain absorption losses -8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 48.8 L) 51.8
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 43.3 L) 45.3
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 45 L) 43
Total: 60.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Not the Worst" Best Bitter beer recipe by shrob. BIAB, ABV 4.08%, IBU 35.17, SRM 8.13, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Invert Sugar Syrup, Amber Malt, Crystal Malt I) Hops: (Northdown, Celia) Other: (gypsum (calcium sulfate), Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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  • Last Updated: 2022-04-03 03:56 UTC