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Ben's Bitter

175 calories 19 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: BSD
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created Sunday October 14th 2018
1.053
1.014
5.17%
37.73
8.43
5.3
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise8 lb Golden Promise 37 3 83.9%
0.5 lb United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats0.5 lb Golden Naked Oats 33 10 5.2%
0.33 lb American - Special Roast0.33 lb Special Roast 33 50 3.5%
0.33 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.33 lb Biscuit 35 23 3.5%
0.375 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.375 lb Honey Malt 37 25 3.9%
9.54 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.5 oz East Kent Goldings1.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 30.19 60%
0.5 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 7.73 20%
0.5 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 20%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
4 gal Infusion 152 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.68 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Type Use Time
0.5 g Chalk Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 g Table Salt Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.84 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A01 House
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.04 32.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.68 qt/lb 4 16  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.03 16.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 6.59 26.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.09 -0.4  
Amount going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.04 32.1
 
Notes

Hit 1.053 final gravity. Pitched yeast at 65F or so. Open fermented until krausen
No lemon peel added.
4 gallons in mash and sparse each. Both are acidified

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