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Summer Ale

119 calories 11.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 22.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 119 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 21st 2026
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3.9%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.40 kg Crisp Malting - Pale Ale3.4 kg Pale Ale 38 4 91.9%
0.30 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.3 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 8.1%
3.70 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 70 min 14.52 26.7%
15 g Progress15 g Progress Hops Pellet 6.25 Boil 70 min 13.61 20%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 8.1 20%
10 g Progress10 g Progress Hops Pellet 6.25 Boil 30 min 6.75 13.3%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 0.45 20%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 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-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 L Strike 69 °C 65 °C 60 min
13 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 9.3
Mash volume with grains 11.7
Grain absorption losses -3.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.4 L) 22.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28 L) 26.8
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 22.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22.9 L) 21
Total: 31.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Ale" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by GazR. All Grain, ABV 3.94%, IBU 43.44, SRM 8.46, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Crystal 60L) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Progress) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-21 21:01 UTC