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126 calories 14.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 126 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 8th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise6.5 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise $ 2.40 / lb
$ 15.60 		37 2.4 86.2%
0.50 lb Simpsons - Crystal Light0.5 lb Crystal Light $ 2.80 / lb
$ 1.40 		33.1 38.03 6.6%
0.50 lb Simpsons - Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L)0.5 lb Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L) $ 2.90 / lb
$ 1.45 		33 78.55 6.6%
0.70 oz Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.7 oz Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 0.6%
7.54 lbs / $ 18.45
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Sonnet0.7 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 12.93 18.9%
0.70 oz McKenzie0.7 oz McKenzie Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 19.4 18.9%
2.30 oz C19032.3 oz C1903 Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Mash 60 min 8.06 62.2%
3.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.29 / each
$ 0.29 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.25 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.85 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.07 ml/l Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
$ 0.29
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 63 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brent’s
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.5 gal Infusion -- 162 °F --
3.71 gal 178 °F 178 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.83 11.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.35 13.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.09 -0.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.45 21.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.28 33.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing. All Grain, ABV 3.54%, IBU 40.39, SRM 11.11, Fermentables: ( Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, Crystal Light, Crystal Dark Medium (78.55 L), Chocolate Malt) Hops: (Sonnet, McKenzie, C1903) Other: (Whirlfloc, Gypsum, Lactic acid, Phosphoric acid)
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