Brewer's Friend

Print

Betteshanger Bitter

141 calories 14 carbs
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 141 calories (Per 355mL)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 355mL)
Created Sunday August 19th 2012
1.043
1.010
4.33%
26.05
8.28
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
4 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 92%
250 g United Kingdom - Crystal 70L250 g Crystal 70L 34 70 5.7%
100 g German - Melanoidin100 g Melanoidin 37 25 2.3%
4.35 kg Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Pacific Gem10 g Pacific Gem Hops Leaf/Whole 15.4 First Wort   10.1 22.2%
10 g Motueka10 g Motueka Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 7.58 22.2%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 60 min 5.42 22.2%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 2.95 33.3%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
17 L Single @ 4.5L/Kg Infusion 70 °C 60 min
17 L Sparge 76 °C 20 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Type Use Time
2 each Fresh Bay Leaf (optional) Herb Boil 30 min.
0.25 each Protofloc tablet (optional) Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Caster Sugar       Amount: 115g      
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
28 6 53 37 42 112
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Recipe is in Metric, but your profile specifies US units. Adjusted volumes to US units    
Total mash water needed 10.49 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.43764 qt/lb 3.45 13.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.04 28.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.4 -9.6  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.84 31.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0 -0  
Amount going into fermentor 6.34 25.4  
Total: 10.49 42
Method: All Grain, Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter, ABV 4.33%, IBU 26.05, SRM 8.28, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 70L, Melanoidin) Hops: (Pacific Gem, Motueka, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Fresh Bay Leaf (optional), Protofloc tablet (optional))
Last Updated and Sharing
 
982
Views
1
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2014-04-06 18:38 UTC