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Only the Best Bitters

149 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: Talley
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 17th 2018
1.045
1.012
4.4%
37.0
9.3
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.50 lb German - CaraMunich I1.5 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 16.7%
7.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row7.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 83.3%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 31.82 42.9%
0.50 oz Goldings0.5 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.74 28.6%
0.50 oz Goldings0.5 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 1 min 0.41 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1098
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Norwalk, CT
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 2.99 12  
Mash volume with grains 3.71 14.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.95 g | 19.8 qt) 4.38 17.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.38 29.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Only the Best Bitters" Best Bitter beer recipe by Talley. All Grain, ABV 4.39%, IBU 36.96, SRM 9.3, Fermentables: (CaraMunich I, Pale 2-Row) Hops: (Centennial, Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-21 18:18 UTC