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Wandering minstrel Best Bitter

131 calories 13.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 46 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55.47 liters
Post Boil Size: 48.62 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 131 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday November 24th 2017
1.043
1.010
4.3%
34.3
8.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.75 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 7.75 kg Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 37.7 2.5 91.8%
250 g Crisp Malting - Amber250 g Amber 33.1 27.5 3%
250 g United Kingdom - Crystal 60L250 g Crystal 60L 34 60 3%
145 g Weyermann - Acidulated145 g Acidulated 27 3.4 1.7%
50 g United Kingdom - Roasted Barley50 g Roasted Barley 29 550 0.6%
8,445 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 g Challenger45 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 17.98 15.3%
75 g Charles Faram - Minstrel75 g Minstrel Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 7.35 25.4%
50 g East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 5.01 16.9%
50 g East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 25 min 1.74 16.9%
75 g Charles Faram - Minstrel75 g Minstrel Hops Pellet 4.2 Whirlpool at 80 °C 25 min 2.19 25.4%
295 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.60 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3.60 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.60 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.50 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
2 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.75 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Yorkshire Square Ale Yeast WLP037
Amount:
1.92 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 493 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 70.2 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
58.3 13.4 44.7 56.8 143.4 28
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
34.32 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
30.44 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 53.18 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 7.78 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 30.8
Mash volume with grains 36.4
Grain absorption losses -8.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 31.7 L) 34
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 53.2 L) 55.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 46.6 L) 48.6
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 48 L) 46
Total: 64.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wandering minstrel Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 4.32%, IBU 34.27, SRM 8.47, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt , Amber, Crystal 60L, Acidulated, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Challenger, Minstrel, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Canning Salt, Epsom Salt (MgSO4), Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate), Chalk)
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