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Somerset Sunbeam

Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.56 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.95 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Paul Slater
Calories: 209 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per .5L)

Created: Thursday February 5th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

4.5%

IBU (tinseth):

29.7

EBC (ebcmorey):

6.4

Mash pH

5.4

Cost £

15.25

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	EBC	Bill %
3.80 kg	Pauls Malt - Maris Otter Keep Flying3.8 kg Maris Otter Keep Flying	£ 1.50 / kg £ 5.70	38	2.4	84.4%
0.25 kg	Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt0.25 kg Bohemian Pilsner Malt	£ 3.33 / kg £ 0.83	36.8	2.43	5.6%
0.20 kg	Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt0.2 kg Wheat Malt	£ 2.66 / kg £ 0.53	37.26	2	4.4%
0.15 kg	Quaker - Rolled Oats0.15 kg Rolled Oats	£ 2.00 / kg £ 0.30	4	1.17	3.3%
0.10 kg	Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.1 kg Crystal 60L	£ 3.00 / kg £ 0.30	33.1	60	2.2%
4.50 kg / £ 7.66

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	northern brewer20 g northern brewer Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.00	Pellet	6.1	Boil	60 min	14.85	17.5%
20 g	Hallertau Blanc20 g Hallertau Blanc Hops	£ 0.06 / g £ 1.20	Leaf/Whole	11.5	Boil	10 min	9.23	17.5%
20 g	Godiva20 g Godiva Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 0.99	Pellet	6.4	Boil	10 min	5.65	17.5%
20 g	Nelson Sauvin20 g Nelson Sauvin Hops		Pellet	12.5	Dry Hop	3 days		17.5%
20 g	enigma20 g enigma Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 1.40	Pellet	17.9	Dry Hop	3 days		17.5%
14 g	Godiva14 g Godiva Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 0.69	Pellet	6.4	Dry Hop	3 days		12.3%
114 g / £ 5.28

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
20 g	northern brewer (Pellet) 20 g northern brewer (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.00	14.85	17.5%
20 g	Hallertau Blanc (Leaf/Whole) 20 g Hallertau Blanc (Leaf/Whole) Hops	£ 0.06 / g £ 1.20	9.23	17.5%
34 g	Godiva (Pellet) 34 g Godiva (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.68	5.65	29.8%
20 g	Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) 20 g Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) Hops			17.5%
20 g	enigma (Pellet) 20 g enigma (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 1.40		17.5%
114 g / £ 5.28

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
19.79 L	Strike	68 °C	67 °C	60 min
11.1 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5.85 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 2.30 / each £ 2.30
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.44 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
66	6	12	16	150	100
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Last Updated: 2026-02-11 10:33 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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