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Best Bitter

146 calories 16.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 26th 2017
1.044
1.013
4.1%
36.2
11.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.38 lb Simpsons Golden Promise8.375 lb Simpsons Golden Promise 37 2.5 98.2%
2.50 oz Briess Blackprinz2.5 oz Briess Blackprinz 36 500 1.8%
8.53 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 30.64 46.2%
0.75 oz Goldings0.75 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 5.55 23.1%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 30.8%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
5.8 gal Mash out Temperature -- 168 °F --
1.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.19 g | 32.8 qt) 8.62 34.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.87 g | 35.5 qt) 9.3 37.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.07 -4.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.87 g | 27.5 qt) 7.3 29.2  
Boil off losses -1.75 -7  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.62 34.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Allow flame out hops to steep for 40 minutes before chilling as the wort cools naturally.

GS's OG: 1.041, FG: 1.010, IBU 34, SRM 12, ABV 4.1%

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