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Young's Special London Ale

205 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Strong Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BYO Big Book of Clone Recipes
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 23rd 2019
1.062
1.015
6.2%
30.6
11.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale12 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 92.3%
12 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 70L12 oz Crystal 70L 34 70 5.8%
4 oz United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)4 oz Carastan (30/37) 35 34 1.9%
208 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Fuggles2.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 2.9 Boil 60 min 26.03 55.1%
0.54 oz Kent Goldings0.54 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 15 min 4.52 11.9%
0.50 oz Kent Goldings0.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 0 min 11%
0.50 oz Kent Goldings0.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.7 Dry Hop 5 days 11%
0.50 oz Target0.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Dry Hop 5 days 11%
4.54 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 317 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.35 psi       Temp: 48 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Amber Bitter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
55 15 10 50 110 45
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.88 gal Strike 163 °F 153 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
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 (equipment estimates 5.82 g | 23.3 qt) 5.92 23.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.41 g | 17.6 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.41 g | 29.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.4 21.6  
Top off amount 0.1 0.4  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.38 37.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Dry Hop - Substituting Fuggles or Williamette for Target due to availability.

Yeast - Recipe calls for Wyeast 1768 or Wyeast 1968

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