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Black Sheep Best Bitter

193 calories 17.5 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 75.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 53 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: David Mitchell
Calories: 193 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday August 30th 2022
1.042
1.008
4.6%
7.3
7.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.30 kg US - Pale 2-Row8.3 kg Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.3%
0.51 kg Gladfield - Light Crystal Malt0.51 kg Light Crystal Malt 35.4 31.98 5.2%
0.06 kg American - Black Malt0.06 kg Black Malt 28 500 0.6%
0.98 kg Torrified Wheat0.98 kg Torrified Wheat 36 2 9.9%
9.85 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
44 g Challenger44 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 0 min 37.9%
22 g Fuggles22 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 19%
28 g Fuggles28 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 50 min 7.3 24.1%
22 g East Kent Goldings22 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 19%
116 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
29.55 L Strike 73 °C 66 °C 60 min
51.7 L Sparge 76 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g irish Fining Boil 50 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
33 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 183 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Black Sheep Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by David Mitchell. All Grain, ABV 4.55%, IBU 7.3, SRM 7.51, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Light Crystal Malt, Black Malt, Torrified Wheat) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (irish)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-09-15 22:55 UTC
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