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Heritage Bitter

167 calories 18.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 28 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (ending kettle)
Calories: 167 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday December 5th 2017
1.054
1.015
5.2%
37.1
8.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.40 kg Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter5.4 kg Simpsons Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 36 2.5 90%
0.30 kg Simpsons Heritage Crystal0.3 kg Simpsons Heritage Crystal 34 68 5%
0.30 kg Simpsons Amber Malt0.3 kg Simpsons Amber Malt 34 23 5%
6 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
21 g Target21 g Target Hops Pellet 8.95 Boil 60 min 17.4 18.9%
21 g Challenger21 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 14.58 18.9%
17 g Northern Brewer17 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 7 min 2.92 15.3%
17 g East Kent Goldings17 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.27 Boil 7 min 2.23 15.3%
35 g East Kent Goldings35 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.27 Dry Hop 5 days 31.5%
111 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 280 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 18 17 49 92 0
Ca=110, Mg=18, Na=17, Cl=49, SO4=92

For source water from Bratislava - Dubravka make these water adjustments:

Mash water volume 20l
Gypsum 2,2 g
Calcium Chloride 1,3 g
Lactic Acid 5 ml

Sparge water volume 20l
Gypsum 2,2 g
Calcium Chloride 1,3 g
Lactic Acid 6 ml
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 65 °C 90 min
Infusion -- 76 °C 15 min
Fly Sparge -- 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 18
Mash volume with grains 22
Grain absorption losses -6
Remaining sparge water volume 20.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.1 L) 32
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 25.9 L) 28
Estimated amount in fermentor 28
Total: 38.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2nd version of recipe

  • increased efficiency to 85% based on the efficiency from the first brew
  • to reduce the residual sweetness
  • decreased OG to 1.054
  • decreased the amount of Heritage Crystal to 5%
  • increased the amount of Amber malt to 5%
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  • Last Updated: 2018-02-26 12:08 UTC