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Chestnut brown

232 calories 23.6 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Source: Colin Churchward
Calories: 232 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 23.6 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday April 7th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.90 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4.9 kg Finest Maris Otter £ 1.06 / kg
£ 5.19 		38 6 89.5%
275 g Crisp Malting - Crystal Light - 45L275 g Crystal Light - 45L £ 1.46 / kg
£ 0.40 		33.1 150 5%
27 g Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt27 g Chocolate Malt £ 1.46 / kg
£ 0.04 		32.66 949.99 0.5%
275 g Crisp Malting - Amber275 g Amber £ 1.46 / kg
£ 0.40 		33.1 60 5%
5,477 g / £ 6.04
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
33 g Challenger33 g Challenger Hops £ 0.04 / g
£ 1.30 		Leaf/Whole 7.2 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 26.73 56.9%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 32.50 / kg
£ 0.81 		Pellet 5.5 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 6.17 43.1%
58 g / £ 2.12
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss £ 0.05 / g
£ 0.27 		Fining Boil 10 min.
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient £ 0.13 / g
£ 0.28 		Other Boil 10 min.
50 ml Isinglass £ 0.01 / ml
£ 0.43 		Fining Secondary 7 days
£ 0.98
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1335
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 0.76 / each
£ 0.76
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
17 - 24 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
£ 0.76 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: demarara       Amount: 86.3 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 0 0 0 0 75
Filter tap water through Brita filter O/N. Test Ca and Alk. Adjust to 150ppm Ca with one part CaSO4 (gypsum) and two parts CaCl2 and 75ppm ALK with sodium bicarbonate.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
15.5 L 76C sparge Batch Sparge 80 °C 76 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 16.4
Mash volume with grains 20
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L) 15.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28 L) 26
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 22
Going into fermentor 22
Total: 32.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The name stems from the world's most expensive ruby, although this beer is a bit darker than that gem stone. It is a dark pleasant ale with a classic English hop background.

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