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Bitter (strong) - CSB

115 calories 10.9 g 250 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 44 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 47 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: gozer
Calories: 115 calories (Per 250ml)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 250ml)
Created: Wednesday October 18th 2017
12.3 °P
2.6 °P
5.2%
33.1
8.9
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.20 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.2 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 94.5%
400 g United Kingdom - Crystal 60L400 g Crystal 60L 34 60 4.6%
80 g United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate80 g Pale Chocolate 33 207 0.9%
8,680 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Centennial30 g Centennial Hops Pellet 9.2 First Wort 0 min 13.88 14.6%
176 g Centennial176 g Centennial Hops Pellet 9.2 Boil 5 min 19.2 85.4%
206 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
1.83 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
17 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 190 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Arvada, Colorado 2015
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
51.3 L Infusion -- 68 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 47.88 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 2.48 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 26
Mash volume with grains 31.8
Grain absorption losses -8.7
Remaining sparge water volume 30.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 47.9 L) 47
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 43.1 L) 44
Estimated amount in fermentor 44
Total: 56.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

English Strong Bitter with Centennial hops.
I have swapped out Centennial for Loral or Mosaic with good results, and they have similar bitterness properties.

Yeast: my house ale yeast is Verdant/London III/1318, but S04 will do fine and I've used it multiple times.

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