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Summer Lightning

208 calories 20.9 g 440 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37.35 liters
Post Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 208 calories (Per 440ml)
Carbs: 20.9 g (Per 440ml)
Created: Tuesday September 26th 2017
1.051
1.012
5.1%
56.2
5.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.40 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.4 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 100%
5.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
46 g Challenger46 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 90 min 51.42 65.7%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 4.58 21.4%
9 g East Kent Goldings9 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 0.24 12.9%
70 g / $ 0.00
 
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:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 66 °C 90 min
Fly Sparge -- 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6 L/kg 32.4
Mash volume with grains 36
Grain absorption losses -5.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.8 L) 11.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.9 L) 37.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 28
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 28 L) 23
Total: 43.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Lightning" Strong Bitter beer recipe by LeoBrew. All Grain, ABV 5.11%, IBU 56.24, SRM 5.86, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-03-21 15:03 UTC