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Bra

183 calories 16 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Post Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Andrew Dalley
Calories: 183 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday March 8th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.10 kg Simpsons - Maris Otter pale4.1 kg Maris Otter pale $ 3.96 / kg
$ 16.24 		38 2.4 85.7%
0.18 kg Barrett Burston - Wheat Malt0.182 kg Wheat Malt $ 0.01 / kg
$ 0.00 		35.4 1.8 3.8%
0.32 kg Gladfield - Medium Crystal Malt0.318 kg Medium Crystal Malt $ 0.01 / kg
$ 0.00 		35.4 56.35 6.6%
0.18 kg Gladfield - Red Back Malt0.182 kg Red Back Malt $ 0.01 / kg
$ 0.00 		35.4 32.99 3.8%
4.78 kg / $ 16.24
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Perle50 g Perle Hops $ 0.06 / g
$ 3.00 		Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 27.83 20%
20 g Perle20 g Perle Hops $ 0.06 / g
$ 1.20 		Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 5.52 8%
30 g Perle30 g Perle Hops $ 0.06 / g
$ 1.80 		Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 3.33 12%
50 g Styrian Goldings50 g Styrian Goldings Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 3.80 		Pellet 3.8 Boil 5 min 4.22 20%
25 g Perle25 g Perle Hops $ 0.06 / g
$ 1.50 		Pellet 5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 10%
25 g Styrian Goldings25 g Styrian Goldings Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 1.90 		Pellet 3.8 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 10%
25 g Perle25 g Perle Hops $ 0.06 / g
$ 1.50 		Pellet 5 Dry Hop 6 days 10%
25 g Styrian Goldings25 g Styrian Goldings Hops $ 0.08 / g
$ 1.90 		Pellet 3.8 Dry Hop 0 days 10%
250 g / $ 16.60
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.00 / each
$ 7.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
$ 7.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Infusion 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
15 L Sparge 70 °C 70 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 17.5
Mash volume with grains 20.6
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.7 L) 20.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.5 L) 32
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 26 L) 28
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 28 L) 26
Total: 37.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The best beer that I have ever brewed. Crystal clear with a vibrant amber colour, this beer has spicy and resinous flavours and an appetizing bouquet. The bittering is very rounded; present and lingering but not at all harsh. The beer is not too alcoholic, has acceptable head retention and has a dry finish.

"Bra"... Named after the excellent song by Cymande (British funk band of the 1970's). See also my other Cymande inspired recipe "Fug".

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