First Dabble With BeerSmith 1.4

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Hi all.
How does this look for a first attempt at BeerSmith, do you think it Will taste O.K?

Type: All Grain
Target's Best
4.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 68.97 %
1.80 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 31.03 %
30.00 gm Target [11.00 %] (60 min) Hops 32.8 IBU
20.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (20 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
1 Pkgs Barnsley 'B' (Brewlabs #Barnsley 'B') Yeast-Ale
Water Treatment
9ml CRS Solution, 7grm Burton Water Salts, 7grm Gypsum added to mash


Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.042 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.97 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.90 %
Bitterness: 40.7 IBU Calories: 392 cal/l
Est Color: 39.3 EBC Color: Color



BB

[Graham]

30% crystal malt seems rather a lot to me, you might find it overpowering.
Colour is more likely to be 75 EBC or thereabouts too.

[maxashton]

try 300gms crystal and 150gms of black malt/roast barley

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Thanks for the replies, I might try 1000g of crystal.
I'm trying to emulate a local brewery near me, "Acorn Brewery" they brew Barnsley Best Bitter and Barnsley Glory, plus loads of others.

http://www.acornbrewery.net/index.html

John

[maxashton]

FYI, most recipes call for no more than 5% crystal or it gets overpowering.

[mr bond]

Just to reiterate what others have said. That %'age of crystal will give you an unbalanced and cloyingly sweet beer.5 up to 10 % max is the standard for Bitters I'm told.

[Stonechat]

Thanks for the replies, I might try 1000g of crystal.
I'm trying to emulate a local brewery near me, "Acorn Brewery" they brew Barnsley Best Bitter and Barnsley Glory, plus loads of others.

http://www.acornbrewery.net/index.html

John

BB ask the acorn brewery what % of crystal malt they use. In line with what others have posted I'd use no more than 400g of crystal in a brew with 4000g of pale malt.
FWIW in the 25l brew for Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild there's 980g of crystal in 5540g of Pale malt (17.5%), but this produces a vastly different beer to a Best Bitter.

[Buzz]

In Graham's book, the recipe for Cameron's Strongarm is heavy on the Crystal (16%) and apparently produces a nice red colour.

I hope Graham doesn't mind me reproducing the details;
62% pale Malt
16% Crystal
8% Flaked Maize
14% Maltose Syrup (I wonder if this helps thin the crystal a bit)

ABV 4.1% and hopped to 32EBU, described as 'round malt and fruit with long dry finish and vanilla hints'.

I might make this my next brew

[mysterio]

The most crystal i've used is 14% in a mild. I wouldn't go any more than that.