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Bilbo Brown's British Special B 2021-02-27

Method: BIAB
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.71 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.82 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78.5% (brew house)
Source: Henrik Majberger
Calories: 160 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Saturday February 27th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

28.8

EBC (ebcmorey):

42.6

Mash pH

5.3

Cost kr

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	EBC	Bill %
4,000 g	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4000 g Finest Maris Otter	38	6.51	75.5%
300 g	Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate300 g Pale Chocolate	32.7	585.59	5.7%
400 g	Castle Malting - Château Special Belgium400 g Château Special Belgium	34	305.39	7.5%
200 g	Crisp Malting - Brown Malt200 g Brown Malt	32.7	171.96	3.8%
200 g	Weyermann - CaraAmber200 g CaraAmber	37	70.55	3.8%
200 g	German - CaraHell200 g CaraHell	34	27.86	3.8%
5,300 g / kr 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	First Wort	60 min	17.5	48.2%
30 g	East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Aroma	15 min	7.9	48.2%
2.20 g	Magnum2.2 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	13.2	First Wort	0 min	3.39	3.5%
62.20 g / kr 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
60 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 60 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	25.4	96.4%
2.20 g	Magnum (Pellet) 2.2 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	3.39	3.5%
62.20 g / kr 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23 L	BIAB infusion mash	Infusion	71 °C	67 °C	60 min
10.8 L		Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.50 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
4.80 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.80 g	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Mash	15 min.
0.38 g	Protafloc	Fining	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 236 B cells required

kr 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 157.6 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
82	20	4	2	16	320
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Notes

Work in progress. Not started brewing the first batch yet.

Our brown Labrador is named Bilbo, it's well past time for a tribute beer. What could be more fitting than a British Brown Ale? I want the fruity/raisin-y taste from Special B, thus the name Bilbo Special.

This batch:
Infusion mash got a bit too hot, ended up with 67 C for 60 min.
FG seems to stall at 1.020, resulting in ABV 4.2 (~4.4 - 4.5 with bottle conditioning). End result will probably be somewhere between a modern British Brown Ale and a London Brown Ale; a sweet and somewhat fruity British Brown Ale. Not bad, but not adhering to a specific style.

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Last Updated: 2021-07-07 20:43 UTC
Snapshot Created: 2021-02-27 11:40 UTC
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	Cost kr	Cost %
Fermentables	kr
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	kr
Hops	kr
Yeast	kr
Other	kr
Cost Per Barrel	kr 0.00
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