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Giles Bitter

151 calories 16.8 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 28 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34 liters
Post Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday July 6th 2018
1.049
1.014
4.5%
55.4
11.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Munich Malt4.5 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 75%
1.50 kg United Kingdom - Cara Malt1.5 kg Cara Malt 35 17.5 25%
6 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Challenger50 g Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Boil 60 min 36.01 58.8%
35 g Challenger35 g Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 8 Boil 30 min 19.37 41.2%
85 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Sparge -- 65 °C 120 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.3 L/kg
 
Yeast
Crossmyloof - Real Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
68%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 119 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Giles Bitter" No Profile Selected beer recipe by MalcolmH. All Grain, ABV 4.5%, IBU 55.38, SRM 10.99, Fermentables: (Munich Malt, Cara Malt) Hops: (Challenger)
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