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Beast Beetle

137 calories 12.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 60 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 66.43 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ignacio
Calories: 137 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday February 12th 2026
1.045
1.009
4.8%
23.8
7.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 kg Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Ale Malt10.5 kg Extra Pale Ale Malt 38 1.7 86.1%
0.80 kg BA Malt - Munich0.8 kg Munich 38 7 6.6%
0.60 kg Pauls Malt - Light Crystal Malt - Lucky Squid0.6 kg Light Crystal Malt - Lucky Squid 34 45.53 4.9%
0.30 kg Bairds - Medium Crystal0.3 kg Medium Crystal 35.4 75 2.5%
12.20 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
80 g Willamette80 g Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 16.58 53.3%
70 g Willamette70 g Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 7.2 46.7%
150 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Servomyces Other Boil 50 min.
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
25 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
25 - 40 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
27 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 336 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Agua filtrada Montevideo 10/11/2023
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 5 40 45 150 43
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35.7 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
30 L Batch Sparge 76 °C 72 °C 20 min
30 L Batch Sparge -- -- 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 66.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 21.05 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 36.6
Mash volume with grains 44.7
Grain absorption losses -12.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 43 L) 42.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 66.5 L) 66.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil Volume 60
Going into fermentor 60
Total: 79.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Beast Beetle" Best Bitter beer recipe by Ignacio. All Grain, ABV 4.76%, IBU 23.78, SRM 7.33, Fermentables: (Extra Pale Ale Malt, Munich, Light Crystal Malt - Lucky Squid, Medium Crystal) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Servomyces, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Citric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-11 22:45 UTC