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Mayday

122 calories 12 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 70 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 83.12 liters
Post Boil Size: 76.25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: TCN
Calories: 122 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday January 23rd 2016
1.040
1.009
4.0%
30.4
7.2
5.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 kg United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row11.5 kg Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 97%
0.20 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 140L0.2 kg Crystal 140L 33 140 1.7%
0.05 kg United Kingdom - Black Patent0.05 kg Black Patent 27 525 0.4%
0.10 kg United Kingdom - Oat Malt0.1 kg Oat Malt 28 2 0.8%
11.85 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
75 g Northern Brewer75 g Northern Brewer Hops Leaf/Whole 7.8 Boil 90 min 23.24 33.3%
25 g Charles Faram - Boadicea25 g Boadicea Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 5 min 1.39 11.1%
50 g Charles Faram - Boadicea50 g Boadicea Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Aroma 5 min 2.78 22.2%
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Aroma 5 min 0.83 11.1%
25 g Charles Faram - Boadicea25 g Boadicea Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.34 11.1%
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 0.8 11.1%
225 g / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35.55 L Strike 73 °C 67 °C 60 min
50 L Fly Sparge 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
56 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
33 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 245 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270

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"Mayday" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by TCN. All Grain, ABV 4.04%, IBU 30.38, SRM 7.2, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Crystal 140L, Black Patent, Oat Malt) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Boadicea, Fuggles) Other: (CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4))
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Gallons
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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