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Best Bitter

138 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 310 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 341 gallons
Post Boil Size: 325 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 1st 2019
1.042
1.010
4.2%
0.0
6.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
385 lb American - Pilsner385 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 87.5%
27.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)27.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.3%
27.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown27.5 lb Brown 32 65 6.3%
440 lbs / $ 0.00
Priming
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
385 gal Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 311.5 gal (1246 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 299.5 gal (1198 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 178.2 gal (712.8 qt) 143 572  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 143 572  
Mash volume with grains 178.2 712.8  
Grain absorption losses -55 -220  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 223.75 g | 895 qt) 253.25 1013  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 311.5 g | 1246 qt) 341 1364  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 310 g | 1240 qt) 325 1300  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 325 g | 1300 qt) 310 1240  
Total: 396.25 1585
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Anonymous. All Grain, ABV 4.2%, IBU 0, SRM 6.1, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Brown)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-08-01 09:15 UTC