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Aussie Secret Enigma

199 calories 21 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.51 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.07 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Paul Slater
Calories: 199 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 21 g (Per .5L)
Created: Thursday August 28th 2025
1.043
1.011
4.2%
32.1
5.9
5.5
12.48
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.20 kg Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter3.2 kg Maris Otter £ 1.30 / kg
£ 4.16 		36 3.5 76.4%
0.41 kg Crisp Malting - Vienna Malt0.41 kg Vienna Malt £ 2.70 / kg
£ 1.11 		36.8 3.3 9.8%
0.33 kg Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt0.33 kg Wheat Malt £ 2.66 / kg
£ 0.88 		37.26 2 7.9%
0.25 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.25 kg Carapils £ 2.33 / kg
£ 0.58 		34.5 4.11 6%
4.19 kg / £ 6.73
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Vic Secret10 g Vic Secret Hops £ 0.07 / g
£ 0.70 		Pellet 15.5 Boil 30 min 14.71 10%
15 g enigma15 g enigma Hops £ 0.07 / g
£ 1.05 		Pellet 17.9 Boil 10 min 12.02 15%
25 g galaxy25 g galaxy Hops £ 0.08 / g
£ 2.00 		Pellet 16.5 Hop Stand at 80 °C 10 min 5.38 25%
25 g enigma25 g enigma Hops £ 0.07 / g
£ 1.75 		Pellet 17.9 Dry Hop at 18 °C 3 days 25%
25 g Vic Secret25 g Vic Secret Hops £ 0.01 / g
£ 0.25 		Pellet 15.5 Dry Hop 3 days 25%
100 g / £ 5.75
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.54 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - Saturated
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 86 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
BA5 Wells July 2025
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
3ml 75% phosphoric Acid
2gm Calcium Chloride
4gm Epson Salt
3gm Sodium Bicarb
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion 68 °C 66 °C 60 min
7.29 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 14.7
Mash volume with grains 17.4
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.4 L) 17.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 27.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23.1 L) 24.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 23.9 L) 23
Total: 32.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Aussie Secret Enigma" British Golden Ale beer recipe by Paul Slater. All Grain, ABV 4.21%, IBU 32.12, SRM 5.94, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter, Vienna Malt, Wheat Malt, Carapils) Hops: (Vic Secret, enigma, galaxy) Other: (Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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