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Old Crafty Hen (Clone)

Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Rich and Dave - Mods by Alan Harper
Calories: 254 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Saturday April 14th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

40.3

SRM (morey):

10.7

Mash pH

5.5

Cost £

10.12

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 kg	Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Ale Malt3.5 kg Extra Pale Ale Malt	£ 0.00 / g £ 3.33	38	1.7	76.8%
600 g	GB - Crystal 60L600 g Crystal 60L	£ 0.00 / g £ 1.20	34	60	13.2%
0.40 kg	Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.4 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.90	42	0.5	8.8%
60 g	Weyermann - Acidulated60 g Acidulated	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.18	27	3.4	1.3%
4.56 kg / £ 5.60

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Challenger25 g Challenger Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.81	Pellet	7.3	Boil	60 min	25.16	50%
10 g	First Gold10 g First Gold Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.30	Leaf/Whole	10.2	Boil	40 min	11.22	20%
5 g	East Kent Goldings5 g East Kent Goldings Hops		Pellet	5.8	Boil	10 min	1.45	10%
10 g	Pilgrim10 g Pilgrim Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.40	Pellet	9	Aroma	5 min	2.47	20%
50 g / £ 1.51

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Challenger (Pellet) 25 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.81	25.16	50%
10 g	First Gold (Leaf/Whole) 10 g First Gold (Leaf/Whole) Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.30	11.22	20%
5 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 5 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops		1.45	10%
10 g	Pilgrim (Pellet) 10 g Pilgrim (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.40	2.47	20%
50 g / £ 1.51

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
13.5 L	Strike	73 °C	65 °C	60 min
15 L	Sparge	74 °C	73 °C	35 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	£ 0.20 / each £ 0.20	Fining	Boil	15 min.
15 g	Oak Chips	£ 0.02 / g £ 0.34	Flavor	Boil	10 min.
5 g	Calcium Chloride Flakes	£ 0.01 / g £ 0.06	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum)	£ 0.01 / g £ 0.13	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Magnesium Chloride	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.09	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
£ 0.81

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 2.20 / each £ 2.20
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	23 °C	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 271 B cells required

£ 2.20 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Abingdon (Oxfordshire)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
297	2	20	250	44	297
Use the water chemistry in calculations for 36R38SX to aim for Abingdon water used by Greene King to make Crafty Hen
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Notes

Original Recipe Info:
Old Crafty Hen is a very special version of Old Speckled Hen, one of England’s more famous and classic ales. This version is blended with a 12% ABV Greene King brew known as "Old 5X," a vintage Old Ale that is not sold on its own but instead is blended into the ale you have before you now. The brewery ages Old 5X in three old oak foudres (huge barrels) for 2 to 5 years before skillfully blending it with fresh ale to create Old Crafty Hen.

"Old Speckled Hen" Master Brewer uses crystal and pale malts with Challenger, Pilgrim, First Gold and Goldings hops.

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The addition of the oak chips is an attempt to get that Oak Barrel flavour into this home brew. I do not know if this too "oaky" or not enough - time will tell.
This is an upgraded Old Speckled Hen recipe by "Rich and Dave" to get the FG up to 6.5% while keeping the IBU and SRM similar.

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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

Other Brewers Who Brewed This Recipe:

Mark N

Dr Bob

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