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Special Bitter 1.05

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.22 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday February 23rd 2022

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

37.3

SRM (morey):

11.7

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

18.60

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.25 lb	Great Western - Northwest Pale Ale Malt8.25 lb Northwest Pale Ale Malt	$ 1.15 / lb $ 9.49	37	3	75.9%
1.25 lb	Crisp Malting - Amber1.25 lb Amber	$ 2.20 / lb $ 2.75	33.1	27.5	11.5%
10 oz	Briess - Carapils Malt10 oz Carapils Malt	$ 2.20 / lb $ 1.38	34.5	1.5	5.7%
8 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L8 oz Caramel Malt - 60L	$ 2.20 / lb $ 1.10	35.4	60	4.6%
4 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L4 oz Caramel Malt - 120L	$ 2.20 / lb $ 0.55	34.5	120	2.3%
174 oz / $ 15.26

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
28 g	Crystal (4.5 AA) / 60.96 Ounces	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	4.5	Boil	30 min	11.45	23.9%
5 g	Summit (17.3 AA) / 4.12 Ounces		Pellet	17.3	Boil	30 min	7.86	4.3%
28 g	Yakima Valley Hops - US Goldings (5 AA) / 8 Ounces	$ 1.13 / oz $ 1.11	Pellet	5	Boil	10 min	6	23.9%
56 g	Yakima Valley Hops - US Goldings (5 AA) / 8 Ounces	$ 1.13 / oz $ 2.22	Pellet	5	Aroma	10 min	12	47.9%
117 g / $ 3.33

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
28 g	Crystal (4.5 AA) / 60.96 Ounces (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	11.45	23.9%
5 g	Summit (17.3 AA) / 4.12 Ounces (Pellet)		7.86	4.3%
84 g	Yakima Valley Hops - US Goldings (5 AA) / 8 Ounces (Pellet)	$ 1.13 / oz $ 3.33	18	71.8%
117 g / $ 3.33

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal	Strike	159 °F	150 °F	--
5 gal	Fly Sparge	--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	65 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

House

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
116.1	18	65	113.2	139.6	75.2
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Last Updated: 2022-10-18 16:15 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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