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Dark Star Festival

150 calories 14.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 46 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 58 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday December 29th 2015
1.049
1.011
4.9%
49.0
14.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale6 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 58.7%
3.20 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.2 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 31.3%
0.88 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.876 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 8.6%
0.14 kg United Kingdom - Chocolate0.138 kg Chocolate 34 425 1.4%
10.21 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g WGV60 g WGV Hops Leaf/Whole 6.3 Boil 70 min 21.68 38%
56 g Challenger56 g Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 8.5 Boil 70 min 27.3 35.4%
42 g Goldings42 g Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 26.6%
158 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 419 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.5 L Temperature -- 66 °C 90 min
45.7 L Fly Sparge -- 77 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 53.44 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 8.04 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 25.5
Mash volume with grains 32.3
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 39 L) 43.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 53.4 L) 58
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 46.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Going into fermentor 46
Total: 69.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Star Festival" Best Bitter beer recipe by robjag. All Grain, ABV 4.92%, IBU 48.97, SRM 14.1, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 60L, Chocolate) Hops: (WGV, Challenger, Goldings) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-12-29 17:47 UTC