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Bell James Australian Sparking Ale v1.3

354 calories 34 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Australian Sparkling Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 49 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 61.79 liters
Post Boil Size: 51.8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 354 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 34 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Wednesday May 13th 2026
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OG: 1.058 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 32

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg Barrett Burston - Ale Malt10 kg Ale Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 30.00 		36.8 2.8 94.3%
0.20 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.2 kg Crystal Medium $ 3.50 / kg
$ 0.70 		33 65.01 1.9%
0.40 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.4 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) $ 2.20 / kg
$ 0.88 		42 0.5 3.8%
10.60 kg / $ 31.58
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
90 g Pride of Ringwood90 g Pride of Ringwood Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 34.45 60%
60 g Pride of Ringwood60 g Pride of Ringwood Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Boil at 100 °C 5 min 4.58 40%
150 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Epsom Salt $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
13 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Baking Soda $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Yeast Nutrient $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Other Mash 10 min.
2 g Whirfloc Granules Water Agt Mash 10 min.
8.25 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.02 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Coopers - Coopers - Pale Ale Bottle
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
$ 4.00 / L
$ 16.00
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 309 B cells required
$ 16.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.82 bar       Temp: 4 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Australian Sparkling Ale (Mean Brews)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
77 16 25 50 146 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40.05 L HERMS Sacch Rest Temperature 65 °C 65 °C 60 min
Mashout Temperature 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
36.94 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 55.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.14 L and adding 10.05 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 28.1
Mash volume with grains 34.8
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 38.2 L) 44.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 55.2 L) 61.8
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 49 L) 51.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 51.8 L) 49
Total: 72.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Classic Australian Sparkling Ale using Collected Coopers yeast built up.

V1.1 This is the same as V1 except increased Boil Addition Hops by 50%.

V1.2 Added more POR at 5-10 minute mark

V2 had the same recipe as V1.2 BUT due to availability Pilsner Malt was used instead of Aussie Ale Malt

V1.3 - Adding a small amount dextrose to dry it out a bit more and also lowering mash temp to 64c for the same reason.

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