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Biggins Porter

151 calories 16.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 63.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 53 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 151 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday May 14th 2019
1.049
1.014
4.6%
48.2
30.9
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
480 g United Kingdom - Chocolate480 g Chocolate 34 425 4.6%
960 g United Kingdom - Crystal 140L960 g Crystal 140L 33 140 9.1%
8.35 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.35 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 79.4%
480 g United Kingdom - Wheat480 g Wheat 37 2 4.6%
240 g United Kingdom - Black Patent240 g Black Patent 27 525 2.3%
10,510 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
47.63 g Warrior47.63 g Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 41.69 44.5%
35.70 g Fuggles35.7 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 5.32 33.3%
23.80 g Fuggles23.8 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.17 22.2%
107.13 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
0.85 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 213 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
31.5 L Infusion -- 67 °C 60 min
31.5 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.24 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.84 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 26.3
Mash volume with grains 33.2
Grain absorption losses -10.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 41.4 L) 48.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.2 L) 63.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 53
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 53 L) 50
Total: 75.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Biggins Porter" Brown Porter beer recipe by Biggins Brewer. All Grain, ABV 4.61%, IBU 48.18, SRM 30.89, Fermentables: (Chocolate, Crystal 140L, Maris Otter Pale, Wheat, Black Patent) Hops: (Warrior, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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