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British bitter ala ghost ship

127 calories 11.6 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 14 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: William
Calories: 127 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday April 28th 2025
1.042
1.008
4.6%
32.0
9.6
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2,400 g United Kingdom - Halcyon2400 g Halcyon 36 2 84.2%
125 g Weyermann - CARABELGE125 g CARABELGE 34 13.6 4.4%
125 g Weyermann - Rye Malt125 g Rye Malt 36 3.7 4.4%
100 g Weyermann - Melanoidin100 g Melanoidin 34.5 27 3.5%
100 g Weyermann - Acidulated100 g Acidulated 27 3.4 3.5%
2,850 g / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.50 g Herkules3.5 g Herkules Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 11.1 1.6%
10 g Centennial10 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 4.21 4.7%
50 g Motueka50 g Motueka Hops Pellet 9 Hop Stand at 80 °C 20 min 9.97 23.4%
50 g Lemondrop50 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6.1 Hop Stand at 80 °C 20 min 6.75 23.4%
50 g Citra50 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 3 days 23.4%
50 g Lemondrop50 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Dry Hop 3 days 23.4%
213.50 g / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 0 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
3.50 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Primary 0 min.
1 g Aromazyme Water Agt Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 51 B cells required
Lallemand - Lalbrew Farmhouse Hybrid Saison
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
22 - 30 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 51 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ghost Ship
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 7 80 270 70
22 liters of water
11 liters mash
11,5 liters sparge
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Heat Water 22,5 liters to 78°C and add water salts
Remove 11,5 liters for the sparge.

Add grain slowly to avoid dough balls to 10 liters of water.
Mash grains at 67°C for 60 minutes.
Raise mash temperature to 76°C, hold for 10 minutes, then recirculate.
Run off wort and sparge with water hot enough to keep the grain bed around 76°C.

Boil time is 60 minutes.
Add 1/2 tsp irish moss and 1/2 tsp yeast nutriment
Add hops according to schedule.

Reduce temperature of boil to 85°C and then whirlpool the last Hops addition. Add Hops & Whirlpool for 20 minutes. Stop if temperature falls below 70°C.

Fermentation temperature/steps: Pitch London yeast at 19c and add Ascorbic acid and Aromazyme and do not allow it to exceed 20° C, Day 4 take a reading after dry hop, you are looking to achieve 1.020.

Transfer to secondary and add at this stage the Farmhouse yeast. Keep at 20° C to achieve to achieve 1.010 by day 7. (3 additional Days), once OG cold crash to 2°c. (couple of degrees per day).

Bottle ferment

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