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Bitter Hers

124 calories 11.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 162.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 182.094 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79.6% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 124 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday January 5th 2023
1.041
1.008
4.4%
32.0
8.0
n/a
62.75
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24.63 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter24.63 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 1.65 € / kg
40.64 € 		37.3 2.6 89.8%
2.80 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 32.8 kg Caramunich Type 3 1.43 € / kg
4.00 € 		34 57 10.2%
27.43 kg / 44.64 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
96 g Herkules96 g Herkules Hops 0.02 € / g
1.58 € 		Pellet 17.3 Boil 60 min 27.91 26.8%
59.40 g East Kent Goldings (4.7 AA) / 620 Grams59.4 g East Kent Goldings (4.7 AA) / 620 Grams Hops 0.03 € / g
1.57 € 		Pellet 4.7 Boil 5 min 0.94 16.6%
50 g Hops Direct - Amarillo50 g Amarillo Hops 0.04 € / g
2.00 € 		Pellet 7.5 Boil 5 min 1.26 13.9%
101.77 g Hersbrucker101.77 g Hersbrucker Hops 0.02 € / g
2.13 € 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.19 28.4%
51.55 g Hallertau Hersbrucker51.55 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 0.69 14.4%
358.72 g / 7.28 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
29 ml Acido fosforico 75% 0.01 € / ml
0.29 € 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
37 ml Acido fosforico 75% 0.01 € / ml
0.37 € 		Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.66 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
30 Grams
Cost:
0.10 € / g
2.97 €
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
17 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 582 B cells required
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
60 Grams
Cost:
0.12 € / g
7.20 €
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
17 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 582 B cells required
10.17 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 714.8 g       Temp: 17 °C       CO2 Level: 4 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
90.1 L add grains Strike 67 °C 63 °C 6 min
to mash Temperature 63 °C 64 °C 5 min
mash Infusion 64 °C 65 °C --
to mash-out Temperature 66 °C 76 °C --
mash-out Infusion 76 °C 78 °C 15 min
122.74 L fly sparge Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.28 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 21 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 169.99 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 124.59 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 108.07 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 27.3 L and adding 62.67 L sparge/top-off. 90
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.3 L/kg 90
Mash volume with grains 108.1
Grain absorption losses -27.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 108.4 L) 120.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 170 L) 182.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8
Post boil Volume 162.5
Going into fermentor 162.5
Total: 210.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitter Hers" Best Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #208444. All Grain, ABV 4.42%, IBU 31.98, SRM 7.96, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Caramunich Type 3) Hops: (Herkules, East Kent Goldings (4.7 AA) / 620 Grams, Amarillo, Hersbrucker, Hallertau Hersbrucker) Other: (Acido fosforico 75%)
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