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227 calories 23.3 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Paul Slater
Calories: 227 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per .5L)
Created: Tuesday June 9th 2026
1.049
1.012
4.9%
35.6
7.0
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.50 kg Pauls Malt - GB - Pauls Malt - Maris Otter Keep Flying4.5 kg GB - Pauls Malt - Maris Otter Keep Flying £ 0.00 / kg
£ 0.00 		38 2.4 90%
200 g Weyermann - DE - Weyermann - Carapils200 g DE - Weyermann - Carapils 34.5 2.1 4%
150 g Crisp Malting - GB - Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt150 g GB - Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt 37.26 2 3%
150 g Pauls Malt - GB - Pauls Malt - Light Crystal Malt - Lucky Squid150 g GB - Pauls Malt - Light Crystal Malt - Lucky Squid 34 45.53 3%
5,000 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Target14 g Target Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 45 min 16.22 10.1%
15 g Challenger15 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 15 min 6.71 10.8%
20 g Northdown20 g Northdown Hops Pellet 8 Boil 10 min 6.97 14.4%
20 g Citra20 g Citra Hops Pellet 12 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 2.92 14.4%
15 g Goldings15 g Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 0.91 10.8%
10 g Barth-Haas - Enigma10 g Enigma Hops Pellet 15 Hop Stand at 80 °C 0 min 1.83 7.2%
15 g Citra15 g Citra Hops Pellet 12 Dry Hop 3 days 10.8%
15 g Goldings15 g Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Dry Hop 3 days 10.8%
15 g Barth-Haas - Enigma15 g Enigma Hops Pellet 15 Dry Hop 3 days 10.8%
139 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - sat
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0
 
Target Water Profile
BA5 Wells July 2025
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 L Strike 73 °C 67 °C 60 min
6 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 14 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 18.3
Mash volume with grains 21.6
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.4 L) 15.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.7 L) 28
Boil off losses -4.3
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 23.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 33.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Modern English Pale Ale designed for a low-energy BrewZilla 3.1 brew day. Overnight-heated liquor using Octopus Go, 45-minute mash, 45-minute boil, reduced sparge. Target ABV 4.8%, OG around 1.048, IBU around 35. Adjust hop alpha acids in Brewer's Friend to match packets.

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-09 22:27 UTC