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Challenger

130 calories 10.6 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 liters
Post Boil Size: 7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 8.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 9.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 57% (brew house)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday September 29th 2019
10.7 °P
1.7 °P
4.8%
50.9
4.8
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.91 kg American - Pale 2-Row0.91 kg Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60.7%
0.59 kg American - Vienna0.59 kg Vienna 35 4 39.3%
1.50 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 39.67 40%
10 g Challenger10 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8 Boil 5 min 7.91 40%
5 g Challenger5 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8 Whirlpool 0 min 3.33 20%
25 g / 0.00 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 L Strike 74 °C -- --
6 L Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Irish Moss Water Agt Boil 20 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 23 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dme       Amount: 10 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

OG -> 10.7 P | 1.045 SG

FG -> 1.8 P | 1.008 SG

ABV -> 4.73% before carbonation

ABV -> ~5% post carbonation

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  • Last Updated: 2020-01-05 17:50 UTC
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