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164 calories 18.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: The Green Man
Calories: 164 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday August 26th 2018
1.053
1.015
5.0%
33.6
16.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
300 g Flaked Oats300 g Flaked Oats 33 2.2 8.1%
2,500 g United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale2500 g Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 67.6%
200 g German - Wheat Malt200 g Wheat Malt 37 2 5.4%
500 g German - CaraMunich I500 g CaraMunich I 34 39 13.5%
200 g United Kingdom - Crystal 140L200 g Crystal 140L 33 140 5.4%
3,700 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 First Wort 0 min 10.94 10%
8 g Cascade8 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 First Wort 0 min 12.25 8%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 2.65 10%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 2.16 10%
25 g Cascade25 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 5.64 25%
17 g Cascade17 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 17%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 0 min 20%
100 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
16.67 g Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15
Amount:
11 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
21 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 147 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Sugar solution in bottling bucket.       Amount: 38g added to bottling bucket.       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
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Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
107 0 12 28 16 267
3g gypsum and 5g Calcium Chloride.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion -- 68 °C 60 min
5 L sparge Sparge -- 75 °C 5 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 25.8 L) 18.6
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 28.2 L) 21
Grain absorption losses -3.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.2 L) 14
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 15
Volume into fermentor 15
Total: 18.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First attempt:
I am gunning for something like Old Speckled Hen,in terms of sweet, malty goodness and drinkability. The cascade should give it a citrusy edge. I am not going for a clone.

Well, just bottled this. OG was 1.045 and FG 1.008 to give abv 4.9ish. Lovely amber colour. Not tasted yet.
Bottled 7 500ml/ 17oz bottles and 9 330ml/ 12oz bottles. Head space variable plus 200ml of sugar solution added.
Very tasty ale, but flat...Need to up the CO2 level. 2.2 vols may have been better, so next time 45g of sugar.
After about 2 months this was very good indeed.

Second attempt:

Slightly edited recipe. Moved house and new equipment so scale has increased too.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-08-30 11:02 UTC