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170 calories 20 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 355mL)
Carbs: 20 g (Per 355mL)
Created Friday July 27th 2018
1.051
1.016
4.54%
25.24
14.23
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Belgian - Pale Ale4 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 86%
0.35 kg Belgian - Biscuit0.35 kg Biscuit 35 23 7.5%
0.25 kg Belgian - Special B0.25 kg Special B 34 115 5.4%
0.05 kg Belgian - Chocolate0.05 kg Chocolate 30 340 1.1%
4.65 kg Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 20.33 60%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 4.91 40%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
31 L Infusion 66 °C 60 min
L Infusion 75 °C 10 min
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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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 9.61 38.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.56 -10.3  
Starting boil volume 7.05 28.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0 -0  
Amount going into fermentor 5.55 22.2  
Total: 9.61 38.5
Method: BIAB, Style: Best Bitter, ABV 4.54%, IBU 25.24, SRM 14.23, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Biscuit, Special B, Chocolate) Hops: (East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-09-10 18:42 UTC