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School Best Bitter

268 calories 31.5 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Calories: 268 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 31.5 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Saturday March 2nd 2019
1.057
1.018
5.2%
267.2
11.4
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.80 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale11.8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.8%
1.20 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 70L1.2 lb Crystal 70L 34 70 9.2%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Target20 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 23.31 3.4%
10 oz Challenger10 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 15 min 121.2 48.3%
10 oz Northdown10 oz Northdown Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 122.63 48.3%
20.71 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.88 19.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.92 23.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.88 g | 23.5 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.88 g | 35.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.78 -3.1  
Post boil Volume 6.6 26.4  
Going into fermentor 6.6 26.4  
Total: 9.38 37.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"School Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Jamie Morris. All Grain, ABV 5.16%, IBU 267.15, SRM 11.42, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 70L) Hops: (Target, Challenger, Northdown)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-11 02:11 UTC