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Deschutes Clone - Bachelor Bitter

179 calories 20 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: BYO - December 2016, P.82
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20 g (Per 12oz)
Created Friday January 6th 2017
1.054
1.016
5.03%
39.39
15.91
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
9.5 lb American - Pale 2-Row9.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 82.6%
1.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 15.2%
4 oz American - Wheat4 oz Wheat 38 1.8 2.2%
11.5 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.43 oz Nugget0.43 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 26.37 17.3%
0.5 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 30 min 7.23 20.1%
0.56 oz East Kent Goldings0.56 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 15 min 5.79 22.5%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 0 min 40.2%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
gal Temperature 154 °F 60 min
gal Sparge 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Type Use Time
1 tsp Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
5 g CaSO4 (gypsum) if using RO water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 9.03 36.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 3.45 13.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.58 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.34 29.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses -0.09 -0.4  
Amount going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.03 36.1
 
Notes

This is a traditional-style English pub bitter that is only available on tap at the Bend brewpub. Features notes of caramel and is very earthy.

Pitch at 61 and ferment at 63

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