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146 calories 16.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.58 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Zymurgy - Martin Keen
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 20th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 81%
0.75 lb Simpsons - Light Crystal0.75 lb Light Crystal 34 39 7.6%
0.75 lb Dingemans - Biscuit0.75 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 7.6%
6 oz Flaked Corn6 oz Flaked Corn 40 0.5 3.8%
9.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 17.87 47.1%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 2.9 47.1%
0.13 oz Magnum0.125 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 6.49 5.9%
2.12 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A09 Pub
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 171 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 5.99 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Camas Water Profile - Ward Labs
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
3.75 gal Strike 165 °F 153 °F 60 min
5.33 gal Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.7 14.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.49 18  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.86 g | 19.4 qt) 5.36 21.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.58 30.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Carbonate on lower side... 1.5 to 2 volumes Co2.

Base recipe from Sept/Oct issue of Zymurgy - Martin Keen. I increased the ABV a bit and used all EKG instead of Target and EKG. Also added a bit of flaked corn.

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