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Freya's Brown Bandicoot Strong Bitter

360 calories 32.8 g 750 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20 liters
Post Boil Size: 16.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Agile 10
Calories: 360 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 32.8 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Tuesday April 26th 2022
1.052
1.010
5.6%
34.8
10.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg Simpsons - Maris Otter pale3 kg Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 84.3%
0.24 kg Joe White - Dark Crystal Malt0.24 kg Dark Crystal Malt 34.5 85 6.7%
0.20 kg Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup0.2 kg Golden Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) 40 1 5.6%
0.05 kg Weyermann - Acidulated0.05 kg Acidulated 27 3.4 1.4%
0.05 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.05 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 1.4%
0.02 kg Joe White - Chocolate Malt0.02 kg Chocolate Malt 33.1 244 0.6%
3.56 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 60 min 8.6 20.8%
10 g Wye Target10 g Wye Target Hops Pellet 10.4 Boil 60 min 17.53 20.8%
8 g Northdown8 g Northdown Hops Pellet 7.1 Boil 15 min 4.75 16.7%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 15 min 3.93 20.8%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.7 Dry Hop 3 days 20.8%
48 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9 L Infusion 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
Mash Out Vorlauf 67 °C 75 °C 10 min
14.3 L Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Taylor's Beach
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
97.7 12.4 29 81.4 157 15.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Used Golden Syrup from Sugar cane 74% sugar 25% water about the same as Maple Syrup but much darker. Thus the colour is more red brown.

This is a great beer! Malty with a good hop finish.

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  • Last Updated: 2022-09-10 01:10 UTC
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