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Special Bitter

178 calories 18.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 95 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 120 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday November 2nd 2017
1.058
1.014
5.8%
32.1
8.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale25 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 84.7%
1.50 kg German - CaraAmber1.5 kg CaraAmber 34 23 5.1%
0.75 kg Flaked Barley0.75 kg Flaked Barley 32 2.2 2.5%
0.75 kg Flaked Wheat0.75 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 2.5%
1.50 kg German - Wheat Malt1.5 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 5.1%
29.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Target50 g Target Hops Leaf/Whole 11.5 Boil 60 min 14.45 9.1%
75 g East Kent Goldings75 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 15 min 4.68 13.6%
75 g Fuggles75 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.21 13.6%
175 g Fuggles175 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Whirlpool at 90 °C 15 min 4.15 31.8%
175 g East Kent Goldings175 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Whirlpool at 90 °C 15 min 4.61 31.8%
550 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
35 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
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:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
115 L Temperature -- 67 °C 60 min
80 L Fly Sparge -- 78 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.7 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 103.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 58.05 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 128.62 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 25.93 L and adding 83.22 L sparge/top-off. 109.2
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 109.2
Mash volume with grains 128.6
Grain absorption losses -29.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 24.7 L) 41.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 103.5 L) 120
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil Volume 96.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1.8
Going into fermentor 95
Total: 150.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Special Bitter" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Beerretans. All Grain, ABV 5.81%, IBU 32.09, SRM 8.11, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, CaraAmber, Flaked Barley, Flaked Wheat, Wheat Malt) Hops: (Target, East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-12-17 22:14 UTC