AHB Best Bitter

Style: 8B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter

Description:

Aussiehomebrewer beer. Wolfy supplied me the proculture 103, BribieG the recipe and anonymous the Brewbrite. Plate chilled. Flaked corn = Polenta, 90 min boil


Target Volume [ltr (gal)]:  23.00 (6.08) Alcohol By Volume:   4.76%

Estimated Original Gravity[SG]:1.052 Estimated Final Gravity[SG]:1.016
Estimated Attenuation:69.00% Estimated Mash Efficiency:70.00%

Bitterness [IBU]:  43.96 Colour [SRM(EBC)]:  11.31 (22.27)
Balance:  1.572 BU:GU ratio:  0.853

Mash schedule

Name Type Temperature [C (F)] Time [Minutes]
Sacchrification infusion 65.00 (149.00) 90
Mash Out infusion 75.00 (167.00) 10

Fermentables

Type Gravity [SG] Gravity(%) Weight [gms (lbs)] Weight(%)
Corn, Flaked 1.002 4.58% 250.00 (0.55) 4.42%
Crystal Malt Dark (Bairds) 1.001 2.43% 150.00 (0.33) 2.65%
Crystal Malt Medium (Bairds) 1.002 4.16% 250.00 (0.55) 4.42%
Maris Otter Malt (Bairds) 1.046 88.84% 5000.00 (11.02) 88.50%

Hops

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth
Type AA(%) IBU IBU(%) Weight [gms (oz)] Time(minutes)
Northern Brewer 9.60% 30.48 69.33% 30.00 (1.06) 90.00
Challenger 7.10% 13.48 30.67% 31.69 (1.12) 20.00
Styrian Goldings 5.00% 0.00 0.00% 30.00 (1.06) 0.00

Yeast

Type Flocculation Attenuation Min Temp[C (F)] Max Temp[C (F)] Alcohol Tolerance
West Yorkshire Ale (Timothy Landlord) - Wyeast 1469 High 69.00% 17.00 (62.60) 22.00 (71.60) 9

Miscellaneous

Name Type Use Amount Description Time [Minutes]
Brewbrite fining boil 15.00 (3.96)  [ltr (gal)] 30.0
5.2 buffer wateragent mash 7.00 (1.85)  [ltr (gal)] (Not Available)
Sulphate wateragent boil 5.00 (1.32)  [ltr (gal)] (Not Available)

Brewlog  

Date Brewed Brewer ABV Balance Rating Actions
July 19, 2010 Darren Hayes 3.62% 1.01 n/a