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Best Bitter 04/2016

149 calories 17 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created Saturday January 16th 2016
1.045
1.013
4.14%
37.51
11.62
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
7.5 lb United Kingdom - Halcyon7.5 lb Halcyon 36 2 82.2%
1 lb United Kingdom - Oat Malt1 lb Oat Malt 28 2 11%
0.5 lb United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)0.5 lb Carastan (30/37) 35 34 5.5%
2 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent2 oz Black Patent 27 525 1.4%
9.13 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Progress1 oz Progress Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 60 min 23.71 25%
1 oz Progress1 oz Progress Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 15 min 11.76 25%
2 oz Progress2 oz Progress Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 1 min 2.04 50%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
12 qt Infusion 153 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Whitbread Ale 1099
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Forced CO2       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.04 32.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.85 11.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.19 20.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.14 -4.6  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 6.65 26.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.15 -0.6  
Amount going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.04 32.2
Method: All Grain, Style: Best Bitter, ABV 4.14%, IBU 37.51, SRM 11.62, Fermentables: (Halcyon, Oat Malt, Carastan (30/37), Black Patent) Hops: (Progress)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-04-11 22:28 UTC