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Brewed this one on Tuesday. OG came out at 1.040, so 1 point up on predicted gravity. Progress hops were from "A Bushel of Hops". Very resiny and fresh. Styrians came from The Homebrew Company and were very fragrant and floral. Brewer's Gold was leftovers from an earlier brew, think they came from the Malt Miller.
Yeast was re-cultured from a bottle of an earlier brew (Auld Reekie). A mix of Imperial Tartan and Gervin as in the last brew (Mandarin Dream).

Black Shadow Bitter
Dated: 16th April 2019
Gyle Number: 87
Fermentable Color lb: oz grams Ratio
Minch Hook Head Pale Malt 5 EBC 6 lbs. 9.8 oz 3000 grams 87%
Crystal Malt 145 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 5.8%
Caramalt 30 EBC 0 lbs. 5.3 oz 150 grams 4.3%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 2.9%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Progress Whole 5.25% 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 28.6%
Brewers Gold Whole 9.1% 30 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 14.3%
Styrian Goldings Whole 4.5% 0 mins 0 lbs. 2.1 oz 60 grams 57.1%


Final Volume: 23 liters
Original Gravity: 1039
Final Gravity: 1.009
Alcohol Content: 3.8% ABV
Total Liquor: 35.8 liters
Mash Liquor: 10.4 liters
Mash Efficiency: 85 %
Bitterness: 27.5 EBU
Color: 18 EBC