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Hooper's Old Peculier mk3c(i)

271 calories 29.6 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.62 liters
Post Boil Size: 11.05 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Mike Hooper
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 271 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 29.6 g (Per .5L)
Created: Sunday February 18th 2024
1.058
1.016
5.7%
13.2
33.5
5.4
4.74
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1,909.33 g Simpsons - Best Pale Ale1909.33 g Best Pale Ale £ 2.48 / kg
£ 4.74 		37.5 2 68.5%
0.32 kg Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat0.32 kg Torrefied Wheat 36.8 3 11.5%
300 g Simpsons - Crystal Dark300 g Crystal Dark 33 120 10.8%
0.10 kg Simpsons - Roasted Barley0.1 kg Roasted Barley 28.52 600 3.6%
106.67 g Simpsons - Dextrin Malt106.67 g Dextrin Malt 31 1.1 3.8%
50 g Simpsons - Chocolate Malt50 g Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 1.8%
0 kg Molasses0.001 kg Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 0%
2,787 g / £ 4.74
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Fuggles6 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 6.36 25%
4 g Challenger4 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 2.9 16.7%
4 g Target4 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 3.93 16.7%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Hop Stand at 65 °C 0 min 41.7%
24 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.68 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1 each Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
21 - 24 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: BrownSugar       Amount: 21.7 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
120.2 20 28.8 39 133.3 40.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.96 L Protein rest Strike 62 °C 55 °C 30 min
Infusion 55 °C 68 °C 90 min
9.84 L Fly Sparge 70 °C 70 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 12 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 7
Mash volume with grains 8.8
Grain absorption losses -2.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.5 L) 10.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.8 L) 13.6
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 11.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Going into fermentor 11
Total: 17.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Trying some wheat and dextrin malt for a bit more body & head retention.

Don't forget to allow for grain absorption (~1 litre/kg?)

Using Sainsbury's water from Eden Vale

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