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"Broken Handle" Winter Warmer

287 calories 26.1 g .5 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 liters
Post Boil Size: 11 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike Hooper
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 287 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 26.1 g (Per .5L)
Created: Wednesday October 28th 2020
1.062
1.012
6.8%
41.6
22.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 kg Simpsons - Best Pale Ale2 kg Best Pale Ale 37.5 2 71.4%
0.20 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.2 kg Crystal Medium 33 65.01 7.1%
0.10 kg Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.1 kg Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 3.6%
0.50 kg Brown Sugar0.5 kg Brown Sugar 45 15 17.9%
2.80 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 30.44 60%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 11.19 40%
50 g / £ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.44 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
6.56 L Fly Sparge 70 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 59 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: BrownSugar       Amount: 51.3 g       Temp: 20 °C       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
Added 2.5ml each of lactic acid & table salt.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
""Broken Handle" Winter Warmer" British Strong Ale beer recipe by Mike Hooper. All Grain, ABV 6.77%, IBU 41.63, SRM 22.51, Fermentables: (Best Pale Ale, Crystal Medium, Chocolate Malt, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Salt, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-04-15 13:47 UTC
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Mine's an Old Peculier 03/06/2021 at 10:44pm
4 of 5

Delicious red berry and chocolate flavours. Much too bitter


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Mine's an Old Peculier 04/15/2021 at 01:49pm
Maybe swap out the sugar for an equivalent amount of Dark Crystal. Improves the colour & body.


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