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Bitter is Best

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23.61 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.2 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Brown Mule brewing
Calories: 121 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.3 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday April 18th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.040

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

35.9

SRM (morey):

11.5

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

42.45

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3 kg Maris Otter Pale	$ 5.20 / kg $ 15.60	38	3.75	82.6%
0.23 kg	Briess - Victory Malt0.23 kg Victory Malt	$ 6.60 / kg $ 1.52	34.5	28	6.3%
0.20 kg	United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.2 kg Crystal 45L	$ 5.70 / kg $ 1.14	34	45	5.5%
0.20 kg	United Kingdom - Crystal 90L0.2 kg Crystal 90L	$ 7.30 / kg $ 1.46	33	90	5.5%
3.63 kg / $ 19.72

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
40 g	Challenger40 g Challenger Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 4.00	Pellet	5.1	Boil	60 min	30.82	37%
20 g	Challenger20 g Challenger Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.00	Pellet	5.1	Whirlpool	0 min	2.68	18.5%
20 g	Willamette20 g Willamette Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 1.84	Pellet	4.6	Whirlpool	0 min	2.42	18.5%
14 g	Willamette14 g Willamette Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 1.29	Pellet	4.6	Dry Hop	7 days		13%
14 g	Challenger14 g Challenger Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 1.40	Pellet	5.1	Dry Hop	7 days		13%
108 g / $ 10.53

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
74 g	Challenger (Pellet) 74 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 7.40	33.5	68.5%
34 g	Willamette (Pellet) 34 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 3.13	2.42	31.5%
108 g / $ 10.53

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10.95 L	Strike	73 °C	67 °C	60 min
16.4 L	Batch Sparge	67 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Chalk		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 ml	Lactic acid	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.30	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 0.30

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 5.95 / each $ 11.90
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 66 B cells required

$ 11.90 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 45 g Temp: 15 °C CO₂ Level: 1.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
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Last Updated: 2022-06-06 03:54 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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Brown Mule Brewing • 06/21/2022 at 09:12am
Flavor is good - slight caramel and toffee but restrained. Could be more bitter. Next time I will target the IBU's to 45.

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