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English Pale Ale

5582 calories 557.2 g 10 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.19 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Piet Vanhaelst
Calories: 5582 calories (Per 10L)
Carbs: 557.2 g (Per 10L)
Created: Tuesday April 28th 2026
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1.060
1.014
5.9%
30.3
22.5
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.90 kg Pauls Malt - Maris Otter Keep Flying4.9 kg Maris Otter Keep Flying 38 4.91 89.5%
500 g Invert Sugar Syrup500 g Invert Sugar Syrup 36 1.17 9.1%
75 g Castle Malting - Château Black75 g Château Black 34 1300.76 1.4%
5,475 g / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Aurora25 g Aurora Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 23.65 45.5%
15 g First Gold15 g First Gold Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 15 min 6.6 27.3%
15 g First Gold15 g First Gold Hops Pellet 7.5 Aroma at 80 °C 0 min 27.3%
55 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.30 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3.38 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.40 g Brewtan B Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Servomyces Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
0.40 g Brewtan B Fining Boil 5 min.
0.10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Brewlab East Midlands
Amount:
1 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 232 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.95 bar       Temp: 10 °C       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50.1 2 3 39.7 65 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Infusion 71 °C 67 °C 90 min
7 L Fly Sparge 78 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 5 L/kg 24.9
Mash volume with grains 28.2
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.6 L) 6.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.9 L) 26.2
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 23
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 23 L) 21
Total: 31.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Pale Ale" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Piet Vanhaelst. All Grain, ABV 5.94%, IBU 30.26, SRM 22.48, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Keep Flying, Invert Sugar Syrup, Château Black) Hops: (Aurora, First Gold) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Brewtan B, Servomyces, Whirlfloc tablet)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-03 21:53 UTC