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Old Speckled Hen

191 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Tim Straughn
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 191 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 11th 2022
1.058
1.012
6.0%
31.9
9.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb Crisp Malting - Pale Ale9.5 lb Pale Ale 38 4 86.4%
0.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 6.8%
0.75 lb Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.75 lb Crystal 60L 33.1 60 6.8%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 20.65 20%
0.50 oz Kent Goldings0.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 15 min 3.2 20%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Aroma 15 min 5.44 20%
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 5 min 2.57 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 5.5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 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
4 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 30 min
2 gal Batch Sparge 160 °F 160 °F 10 min
1 gal Batch Sparge 160 °F 160 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.33 13.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.15 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.24 g | 20.9 qt) 2.14 8.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 4 16  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.47 21.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Perhaps a little fizzier than a standard English bitter?

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  • Last Updated: 2022-12-11 05:18 UTC