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165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 28th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter55 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 90.9%
3 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 13 lb Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 5%
0.50 lb Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.5 lb Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 0.8%
2 lb Weyermann - CaraAmber2 lb CaraAmber 37 27 3.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Challenger5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 26.68 50%
3 oz Fuggles3 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 6.51 30%
2 oz Northern Brewer - US Goldings2 oz US Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.21 20%
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Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 509 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.88 gal (131.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 20.88 gal (83.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.53 gal (110.11 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.16 gal (28.64 qt) and adding 15.53 gal (62.11 qt) sparge/top-off. 22.69 90.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 22.69 90.8  
Mash volume with grains 27.53 110.1  
Grain absorption losses -7.56 -30.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18 g | 72 qt) 18.01 72  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 32.88 131.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 31.08 124.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 31 124  
Total: 40.69 162.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"ESB" Strong Bitter beer recipe by DanPund. All Grain, ABV 4.95%, IBU 34.4, SRM 10.38, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Caramunich Type 1, Chocolate Malt, CaraAmber) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles, US Goldings)
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