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English Special Bitter (Final Recipe)

212 calories 20 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 212 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20 g (Per 12oz)
Created Tuesday July 31st 2018
1.064
1.014
6.55%
42.45
10.9
5.57
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
6 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale6 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 78.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 30L1 lb Crystal 30L 34 30 13.1%
0.5 oz United Kingdom - Brown0.5 oz Brown 32 65 0.4%
0.6 lb Brown Sugar0.6 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 7.9%
7.63 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.2 oz Cascade0.2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 50 min 7.14 6.3%
0.5 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 50 min 16.81 15.6%
0.5 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Whirlpool 2 min 7.38 15.6%
0.5 oz Goldings0.5 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 3.9 Whirlpool 2 min 4.17 15.6%
0.5 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.5 Whirlpool 2 min 6.96 15.6%
0.5 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 2 days 15.6%
0.5 oz Goldings0.5 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 3.9 Dry Hop 2 days 15.6%
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Vancouver 2013
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 6.17 24.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 2.11 8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.06 16.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.88 -3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 5.04 20.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Adjusted starting boil size 5.08 20.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.08 -0.3  
Amount going into fermentor 3.5 14  
Total: 6.17 24.7
Method: All Grain, Style: Strong Bitter, ABV 6.55%, IBU 42.45, SRM 10.9, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 30L, Brown, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Cascade, Perle, Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-05 18:33 UTC