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122 calories 12 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.027 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (ending kettle)
Source: Wheeler
Calories: 122 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 4th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.80 kg Gladfield - Ale Malt3.8 kg Ale Malt 37.4 2.8 91.2%
300 g Gladfield - Dark Crystal Malt300 g Dark Crystal Malt 35.4 96.45 7.2%
34 g Simpsons - Black Malt34 g Black Malt 34 700 0.8%
34 g Voyager Craft Malt - Chocolate34 g Chocolate 34.5 406.09 0.8%
4,168 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Challenger12 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 First Wort 120 min 15.24 24%
13 g East Kent Goldings13 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 First Wort 120 min 11.26 26%
10 g EKG10 g EKG Hops Leaf/Whole 1.43 Boil 30 min 1.24 20%
15 g EKG15 g EKG Hops Leaf/Whole 1.43 Boil 10 min 0.88 30%
50 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 g Whirfloc G Fining Boil 15 min.
3 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
12 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 ml ZInc juice Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 312 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 56.1 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
1 Tsp gypsum 1/2 tsp Epsom
In mash
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21 L Underlet 21 L @ 70 to 25l mark Strike 73 °C 66 °C 90 min
Raise to 77 Temperature 66 °C 78 °C 15 min
22 L 22 L @ 78 pH 4.4 Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 19 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12.5
Mash volume with grains 15.3
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Remaining sparge water volume 29.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 36.7 L) 37
Boil off losses -11.4
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 25.4 L) 25
Estimated amount in fermentor 25
Total: 42.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Prime with 55g dextrose

Bottle in pint bottles and age barley wine 1 yr

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