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312 calories 29.4 g 1 L
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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: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Unsettling Evil Brewing
Calories: 312 calories (Per 1L)
Carbs: 29.4 g (Per 1L)
Created: Saturday September 3rd 2022
1.034
1.007
3.4%
18.9
10.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 lb American - Vienna3.5 lb Vienna 35 4 40.7%
3.50 lb Canada Malting - MUNICH MALT3.5 lb MUNICH MALT 37.3 10.5 40.7%
0.80 lb Simpsons - CaraMalt0.8 lb CaraMalt 34 14 9.3%
0.60 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 30.6 lb Caramunich Type 3 34 57 7%
0.20 lb Weyermann - Carafoam0.2 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 2.3%
8.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.89 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz caramel Extract Flavor Boil 1 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Saison 3724
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 95 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 62 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.1 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 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
3 gal Temperature 160 °F 160 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.23 12.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.41 g | 9.7 qt) 3.91 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.08 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.64 g | 14.6 qt) 2.6 10.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.54 g | 22.2 qt) 4.5 18  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.83 23.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I partial boil with 4.5G starting kettle vol and top up fermenter to 5.5G (fermonster topped up to start of the taper).

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