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Shaun's Golden Summer Ale

164 calories 14 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22 liters
Post Boil Size: 19 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Shaun Hooke
Calories: 164 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday June 18th 2025
1.054
1.009
5.9%
34.2
7.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.30 kg Muntons - Pale Ale Malt4.3 kg Pale Ale Malt 37 3.5 89.6%
0.50 kg Cara 20L0.5 kg Cara 20L 34 22 10.4%
4.80 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g First Gold25 g First Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 9.3 Boil 60 min 29.06 50%
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 10 min 5.1 50%
50 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
Infusion 66 °C 65 °C 60 min
Mash out Temperature -- 78 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 14.4
Mash volume with grains 17.6
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.3 L) 13.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25 L) 22
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 27.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Shaun's Golden Summer Ale" Best Bitter beer recipe by Shaun Hooke. All Grain, ABV 5.93%, IBU 34.16, SRM 7.94, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, Cara 20L) Hops: (First Gold, Fuggles)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-30 11:34 UTC