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Sodding Best Bitter

142 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 29th 2018
1.043
1.012
4.2%
38.0
11.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale14 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 82.4%
2 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 70L2 lb Crystal 70L 34 70 11.8%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 5.9%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Glacier3 oz Glacier Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 31.72 60%
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 6.27 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A04 Barbarian
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 156 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 5 7 50 100 80
10g gypsum
5g calcium chloride
2.5ml lactic acid
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.69 gal (50.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.69 gal (2.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 8.5 34  
Mash volume with grains 9.86 39.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.3 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.69 g | 50.8 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.88 59.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sodding Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by rich.miller114@gmail.com. All Grain, ABV 4.15%, IBU 38, SRM 11.48, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 70L, Biscuit) Hops: (Glacier, Fuggles) Other: (Whirfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-03-29 22:29 UTC