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Somerset Sunbeam

209 calories 21.4 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.56 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.95 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Paul Slater
Calories: 209 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per .5L)
Created: Thursday February 5th 2026
1.045
1.011
4.5%
29.7
6.4
5.4
15.25
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.80 kg Pauls Malt - Maris Otter Keep Flying3.8 kg Maris Otter Keep Flying £ 1.50 / kg
£ 5.70 		38 2.4 84.4%
0.25 kg Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt0.25 kg Bohemian Pilsner Malt £ 3.33 / kg
£ 0.83 		36.8 2.43 5.6%
0.20 kg Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt0.2 kg Wheat Malt £ 2.66 / kg
£ 0.53 		37.26 2 4.4%
0.15 kg Quaker - Rolled Oats0.15 kg Rolled Oats £ 2.00 / kg
£ 0.30 		4 1.17 3.3%
0.10 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.1 kg Crystal 60L £ 3.00 / kg
£ 0.30 		33.1 60 2.2%
4.50 kg / £ 7.66
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g northern brewer20 g northern brewer Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 1.00 		Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 14.85 17.5%
20 g Hallertau Blanc20 g Hallertau Blanc Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 1.20 		Leaf/Whole 11.5 Boil 10 min 9.23 17.5%
20 g Godiva20 g Godiva Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 0.99 		Pellet 6.4 Boil 10 min 5.65 17.5%
20 g Nelson Sauvin20 g Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 3 days 17.5%
20 g enigma20 g enigma Hops £ 0.07 / g
£ 1.40 		Pellet 17.9 Dry Hop 3 days 17.5%
14 g Godiva14 g Godiva Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 0.69 		Pellet 6.4 Dry Hop 3 days 12.3%
114 g / £ 5.28
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.99 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 2.30 / each
£ 2.30
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
£ 2.30 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
66 6 12 16 150 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19.79 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
11.1 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 13.1
Mash volume with grains 15.9
Grain absorption losses -4.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.1 L) 19.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 27.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 24
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24 L) 23
Total: 32.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Somerset Sunbeam" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by Paul Slater. All Grain, ABV 4.48%, IBU 29.73, SRM 6.43, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Keep Flying, Bohemian Pilsner Malt, Wheat Malt, Rolled Oats, Crystal 60L) Hops: (northern brewer, Hallertau Blanc, Godiva, Nelson Sauvin, enigma) Other: (Gypsum, Phosphoric acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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