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Best Bitter

142 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Kevin Johnson
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 23rd 2015
1.043
1.012
4.1%
36.9
10.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale14.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.1%
1.30 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L1.3 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 8.1%
0.30 lb United Kingdom - Coffee Malt0.3 lb Coffee Malt 36 150 1.9%
16.10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Goldings1 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 First Wort 0 min 5.65 16.7%
1 oz Goldings1 oz Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 8.48 16.7%
1 oz Goldings1 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.17 16.7%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.7 Boil 30 min 6.8 16.7%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.7 Boil 15 min 8.79 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
15 g gypsum Water Agt Other --
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic and decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
187 41 113 85 720 20
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.23 gal (48.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.23 gal (0.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.04 24.2  
Mash volume with grains 7.33 29.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.01 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.45 g | 33.8 qt) 9.23 36.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.23 g | 48.9 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.26 61.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by Kevin Johnson. All Grain, ABV 4.11%, IBU 36.88, SRM 10.37, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 60L, Coffee Malt) Hops: (Goldings, Willamette) Other: (whirlfloc, gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-05-24 13:48 UTC