Backyard Best Bitter Brew Session

Brew Session Info

3/10/2022
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Brew shop gave me 2.5 lbs more grain in the recipe, I assumed it was extra Maris Otter. I mixed the crushed grain and weighed out 8.5 lbs to brew with. The percentage of Victory and CaraMunich will be slightly lower than planned. Had to add about 1/3 gallon of water at end of boil to lower OG. Mash efficiency was better than expected, about 83%.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

8.5 lb kg
°FC
°FC
qt/lbl/kg
45 min.
5.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
0 °FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

8.31 gals liters
0.68 gals liters
0.25 gals liters
0.00 °FC
0.00 °FC
-1.02 gals liters
8.06 gals liters
6.95 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
148 °FC
145 °FC
90 minutes

Boil

1.043 (estimated)
6.5 gallons liters 6.95 (gallonsliters estimated)
45 minutes minutes (45 minutes estimated)
5.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.043 for 45 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.75 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.048.

You were planning on an OG of 1.048 so you are right on track. Nice job!

Fermentation

5.5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.048 (1.048 predicted)
1.009 (1.009 predicted)

Conditioning

3/24/2022
20
2 PSI

Tasting Notes (1)

BeeBrew

Tasted on 3/31/2022 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Pours a beautiful clear light amber color with mild carbonation per style. Nice bready, cracker malt backbone. Clean, crisp bitterness and floral notes with some subtle fruity esters. Very good!

Recipe Facts

Backyard Best Bitter
Best Bitter
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 45  min Boil Time
  • 1.048 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 31.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.65 BG:GU
  • 9.0° SRM Color
  • 84% Efficiency
  • 5.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 159 per 12oz Calories
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