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810 Blue Bird

121302 calories 11271.6 g 330 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 37 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 liters
Post Boil Size: 37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Don
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 121302 calories (Per 330L)
Carbs: 11271.6 g (Per 330L)
Created: Sunday June 8th 2025
1.040
1.008
4.2%
39.4
9.2
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.80 kg Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT5.8 kg CMC 2-ROW MALT 36 1.75 87.2%
0.50 kg Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.5 kg Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 7.5%
0.25 kg Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat0.25 kg Torrefied Wheat 36.8 3 3.8%
0.10 kg Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L0.1 kg Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 1.5%
6.65 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Challenger60 g Challenger Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 26.67 32.4%
40 g Challenger40 g Challenger Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil at 100 °C 15 min 4.75 21.6%
50 g East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil at 100 °C 15 min 7.01 27%
35 g Challenger35 g Challenger Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil at 100 °C 2 min 1.01 18.9%
185 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 129 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.29 bar       Temp: 12 °C       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 L Single Infusion 70 °C 66 °C 60 min
33 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 21.3
Mash volume with grains 25.7
Grain absorption losses -6.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 29.9 L) 32.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 43.6 L) 46
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume 37
Going into fermentor 37
Total: 53.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mashout 74 deg C 10 mins Lalbrew Nottingham High Performance yeast 11g in small starter Brewdate Jun.16/25

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