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Best Bitter

160 calories 18.7 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: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Ryan
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 29th 2018
1.048
1.015
4.3%
38.7
15.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale16 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 85.6%
1.30 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L1.3 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 7%
0.80 lb United Kingdom - Amber0.8 lb Amber 32 27 4.3%
0.40 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.4 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 2.1%
0.20 lb New Zealand - Dark Chocolate Malt0.2 lb Dark Chocolate Malt 32.7 659.9 1.1%
18.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Palisade CRYO1 oz Palisade CRYO Hops Pellet 14.7 First Wort 60 min 31.29 33.3%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 10 min 7.44 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - British Ale VIII OYL-016
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
6.5 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
12 gal Fly Sparge -- 172 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.38 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.38 qt/lb 6.45 25.8  
Mash volume with grains 7.95 31.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.34 -9.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.75 g | 35 qt) 10.14 40.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12.5 50  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.59 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Half fermented w/ OYL016, half with OYL011

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