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Not Quite Ordinary Bitter

130 calories 15.8 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 liters
Post Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
No Chill: 30 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 130 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday November 3rd 2021
1.042
1.014
3.6%
31.0
10.4
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale2.5 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 68.5%
250 g Simpsons - Light Crystal250 g Light Crystal 34 39 6.8%
250 g United Kingdom - Crystal 70L250 g Crystal 70L 34 70 6.8%
200 g Flaked Wheat200 g Flaked Wheat 34 2 5.5%
250 g Simpsons - Premium English Caramalt250 g Premium English Caramalt 32.6 23.04 6.8%
200 g Munich200 g Munich 37 6 5.5%
3,650 g / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.8 First Wort 0 min 16.27 44.4%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 9.69 33.3%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 5 min 5.01 22.2%
45 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Infusion 72 °C 68 °C 60 min
8 L Fly Sparge 72 °C 72 °C --
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Protofloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Crossmyloof - Real Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
66%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 157 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 91.1 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

This is an attempt to make a tasty Ordinary Bitter
Brew day was smooth. Had to swap in Flaked wheat for Oats as didn't realise that I had run out.
OG bang 1.039...allowing for temp with calculator.
Will ferm for three weeks at 18c and bottle.
Read that my crystal malt % might be a bit high. We will see.
OG turned out to be 1.042 after temp dropped to 20c.
FG ended up 1.014 after two weeks.
Bottled with 110g of tables sugar in warm water solution already in bottling bucket.
Used a syphon tube with filter at the end to ensure no trub entered the beer.
ABV calculator has suggested 3.68% so bang on for Ordinary Bitter.

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