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Gales best bitter - Best Bitter

A Book/Magazine Recipe — by Moonkatuk

RECIPE INFO

Author: Moonkatuk - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Book/Magazine
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 75%
Calories: 141 per 11 fl. oz
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Batch Size: 6.6 Gallons
Boil Size: 7.66 Gallons
Total Grains: 10.05 lb
Total Hops: 2.22 oz
IBU/OG: 0.89
OG: 1.043
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FG: 1.011
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IBUs: 38.26 (tinseth)
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Color: 12.1° SRM / 23.84° EBC
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Alcohol: 4.19%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Crystal 140L - UK, 0.474 lb (4.7%), 33 ppg, 140 L, Mash
Torrified Wheat - US, 0.298 lb (3%), 36 ppg, 2 L, Mash
Carafa III - DE, 0.088 lb (0.9%), 32 ppg, 525 L, Mash
Table Sugar - Sucrose - US, 0.496 lb (4.9%), 46 ppg, 0 L, Late
Maris Otter Pale - UK, 8.708 lb (86.5%), 38 ppg, 3 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Challenger, 0.81 oz (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 7, 18.54
Fuggles, 1.06 oz (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 4.8, 16.58
East Kent Goldings, 0.35 oz (Pellet), Boil, 15 Minutes, 5.5, 3.14

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Fermentis Safale S-04, 75%

OTHER INGREDIENTS

ingredient / amount / name / usage
Protofloc, 1 each, Boil, 15 minutes

NOTES

Mash at 69⁰C for 90 minutes.
Boil for 60 minutes
Ferment at 20⁰C for 14 days.

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