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Spitfire

147 calories 14.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 147 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday October 15th 2016
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1.048
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter3.5 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 78.7%
0.36 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 90L0.36 kg Crystal 90L 33 90 8.1%
0.36 kg Torrified Wheat0.36 kg Torrified Wheat 36 2 8.1%
0.23 kg United Kingdom - Amber0.225 kg Amber 32 27 5.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Challenger20 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 First Wort 0 min 26.74 33.3%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 15 min 6.25 33.3%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 2.76 33.3%
60 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
BM Fly Sparge -- 65 °C 60 min
Temperature -- 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1098
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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"Spitfire" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by RobA. All Grain, ABV 4.82%, IBU 35.75, SRM 11.32, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal 90L, Torrified Wheat, Amber) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt)
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