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Minstrel Best Bitter - Best Bitter

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe — by graeme4962

RECIPE INFO

Author: graeme4962 - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 75%
Calories: 157
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 0.82
OG: 1.048
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FG: 1.012
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IBUs: 39.16 (tinseth)
- - - IBUs
Color: 11.4° SRM / 22.46° EBC
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Alcohol: 4.72%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Maris Otter Pale - UK, 0 (91.4%), 38 ppg, 3 L, Mash
Crystal 70L - UK, 0 (4.9%), 34 ppg, 70 L, Mash
Torrified Wheat - US, 0 (2.5%), 36 ppg, 2 L, Mash
Chocolate - UK, 0 (1.2%), 34 ppg, 425 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Pilot, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 11.5, 33.15
Challenger, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 15 Minutes, 4.2, 6.01
Challenger, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 0 Minutes, 4.2, 0

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Fermentis Safale S-04, 75%

NOTES

Challenger replaced with Minstrel
Mash @68C (due to yeast high attenuation)
CML Real Ale Yeast

37 IBU https://jphosom.github.io/alchemyoverlord/

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