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Simple English Ale

122 calories 12 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 122 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday July 7th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.30 kg German - Red X2.3 kg Red X 36 12 57.5%
1.50 kg Ireland - Lager Malt1.5 kg Lager Malt 37 2 37.5%
0.20 kg Torrified Wheat0.2 kg Torrified Wheat 36 2 5%
4 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Progress25 g Progress Hops Pellet 6.25 Boil 60 min 22.63 33.3%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 2.89 26.7%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 2.21 40%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ales/IPA
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
Infusion -- 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12
Mash volume with grains 14.6
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 21.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.1 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 21.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 33.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

perfectly decent example of a classic english amber ale. Quite malty and veers to soft and sweet with little bitterness.

reminds me of a pint of Tetleys or Hobgoblin. lovely colour and very easy to drink.

Personally i'd add a few more bittering units next time to balance it out.

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