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British Bitter

163 calories 18.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Jerry Wood
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 22nd 2016
1.049
1.015
4.4%
16.5
6.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 78.4%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 10.5%
2 lb United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats2 lb Golden Naked Oats 33 10 10.5%
2 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate2 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 0.7%
19.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 45 min 7.7 25%
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 6.24 37.5%
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.51 37.5%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 379 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Clarksville, TN, USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 9 0 0 79
Add 1/2 tsp of gypsum per gallon of water pre-mash.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.4 gal Decoction -- 150 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.37 33.5  
Mash volume with grains 9.9 39.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.39 -9.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.27 29.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 11.35 g | 45.4 qt) 11 44  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.64 62.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"British Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Jerry Wood. All Grain, ABV 4.43%, IBU 16.45, SRM 6.04, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn, Golden Naked Oats, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Fuggles)
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