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Yorkshire Bitter
October 20, 2023
Plan
- Attempt a standard Yorkshire bitter
- Use extra terrified what to make a creamy head
Graph
Actual Figures
| Field | Target | Actual |
| OG | 1.040 | 1.030 |
| FG | 1.010 | 1.000 |
| ABV | 4% | 4% |
Lessons
- The correct ABV hides a collection of errors.
- An attempt to improve mash efficiency had the opposite effect – dough in makes too many unfermentables.
- The brew was also had 40% excess ingredients due to a calculation error, so I had to make 40% more beer than expected to maintain the ABV
- Rather that dough in, let soak at 65C for 10 minutes before starting the hour long sparge.
- To raise mash efficiency, leave the lid on but give it a good stir every 20 minutes. Don’t bother with the top plate but keep the pump sparging
