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256 calories 25.7 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 36 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 42 liters
Post Boil Size: 39 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Wheel Ale Brewing
Calories: 256 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 25.7 g (Per .5L)
Created: Thursday February 9th 2023
1.055
1.013
5.5%
40.3
11.9
5.8
20.07
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 7 kg Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt £ 1.05 / kg
£ 7.35 		37.7 2.5 80.5%
0.70 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich II0.7 kg BEST Caramel Munich II £ 1.27 / kg
£ 0.89 		34.5 45.5 8%
1 kg BB - Dark Brown Muscovado Sugar1 kg Dark Brown Muscovado Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) £ 2.55 / kg
£ 2.55 		40 40 11.5%
8.70 kg / £ 10.79
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
54 g Challenger54 g Challenger Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 2.70 		Pellet 8.24 Boil 60 min 33.28 48.6%
18 g East Kent Goldings18 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 1.08 		Pellet 6.87 Boil 10 min 3.35 16.2%
21 g Bramling Cross21 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 1.05 		Pellet 6.5 Boil 10 min 3.7 18.9%
18 g East Kent Goldings18 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 1.08 		Pellet 56.87 Boil 0 min 16.2%
111 g / £ 5.91
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1.02 Each
Cost:
£ 3.30 / each
£ 3.37
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 244 B cells required
£ 3.37 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.82 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Kettering Rd
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
99 8 38 133.5 207.2 0.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 L Strike 73 °C 67 °C 90 min
18 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 30.8
Mash volume with grains 35.9
Grain absorption losses -7.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.4 L) 19.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.6 L) 42
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 36 L) 39
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 39 L) 36
Total: 50.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Start fermentation at 18C (3 days) then ramp up to 21C, 2 weeks total. Bottle carb 1.5 volumes CO2.

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