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Winter Cracker

181 calories 20.1 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (ending kettle)
Source: Alan Harper
Calories: 181 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday November 8th 2021
1.039
1.011
3.6%
33.4
8.4
5.3
9.78
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,000 g Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Ale Malt3000 g Extra Pale Ale Malt £ 0.00 / g
£ 2.85
38 1.7 71.4%
100 g Weyermann - CaraAroma100 g CaraAroma £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.27
36 140 2.4%
800 g Crisp Malting - Vienna Malt800 g Vienna Malt £ 0.00 / g
£ 1.05
36.8 3.3 19%
150 g GB - Crystal 60L150 g Crystal 60L £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.30
34 60 3.6%
150 g Weyermann - Acidulated150 g Acidulated £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.44
27 3.4 3.6%
4,200 g / £ 4.91
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Bramling Cross6 g Bramling Cross Hops £ 0.03 / g
£ 0.20
Leaf/Whole 6.1 Boil 60 min 4.69 13%
40 g Amarillo40 g Amarillo Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 2.04
Pellet 8.4 Aroma 20 min 28.69 87%
46 g / £ 2.24
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
12 L Fly Sparge -- 75 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 12 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum) £ 0.01 / g
£ 0.08
Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Whirlfloc £ 0.20 / each
£ 0.10
Fining Mash 15 min.
£ 0.17
 
Yeast
Muntons - Gervin Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 2.46 / each
£ 2.46
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
16 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
£ 2.46 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Winter Cracker" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Alan Harper. All Grain, ABV 3.64%, IBU 33.38, SRM 8.4, Fermentables: ( Extra Pale Ale Malt, CaraAroma, Vienna Malt, Crystal 60L, Acidulated) Hops: (Bramling Cross, Amarillo) Other: (Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum), Whirlfloc)
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