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194 calories 18.1 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Diversion Brewing
Hop Utilization: 86.5106%
Calories: 194 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Monday August 12th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 71.5%
2.12 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter2.12 lb Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 15.1%
12 oz Dingemans - Biscuit12 oz Biscuit 34.5 22 5.4%
10 oz Dingemans - Cara 45 10 oz Cara 45 34.5 47 4.5%
6 oz Dingemans - Aromatic Malt6 oz Aromatic Malt 36.3 19 2.7%
2 oz Dingemans - Special B2 oz Special B 33.1 125 0.9%
223.92 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Target1 oz Target Hops Pellet 9.51 Boil at 203 °F 60 min 21.39 25%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 8.5 Boil at 203 °F 60 min 9.56 12.5%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 8.5 Boil at 203 °F 20 min 5.79 12.5%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma at 203 °F 10 min 1.84 12.5%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma at 203 °F 2 min 0.43 12.5%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Hopback at 180 °F 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
11 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Campden Tablets $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 g Epsom Salt $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.90 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
33 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 268 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
105 5 10 75 187.5 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
10 qt Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 8.12 32.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.75 -7  
Remaining sparge water volume 2.5 10  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.11 g | 32.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.89 g | 23.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.04 -0.2  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.46 25.9  
Total: 9.5 38
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using Salt Lake City, Utah's own Solstice Malt floor malted 2 row pale.

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