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Sussex Best Bitter

6466 calories 623.8 g 19 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bad Fruit Brewing
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 6466 calories (Per 19L)
Carbs: 623.8 g (Per 19L)
Created: Thursday April 15th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Maris Otter3.5 kg Extra Pale Maris Otter 37.5 2 78.2%
272 g Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L272 g Crystal Dark - 77L 33.1 77 6.1%
204 g Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize204 g Flaked Torrefied Maize 36.8 0.66 4.6%
500 g Oat hulls500 g Oat hulls 0 0 11.2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
26 g Progress26 g Progress Hops Leaf/Whole 6.3 Boil 60 min 17.04 31.7%
26 g Bramling Cross26 g Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 30 min 14.86 31.7%
15 g Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 18.3%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 18.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 81 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.3 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 L Strike 20 °C 68 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 13.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 15.4 L) 16.4
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 24.9 L) 17.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33 L) 26
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 24
Top off amount 1
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 31.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sussex Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Bad Fruit Brewing. All Grain, ABV 3.85%, IBU 31.89, SRM 6.93, Fermentables: (Extra Pale Maris Otter, Crystal Dark - 77L, Flaked Torrefied Maize, Oat hulls) Hops: (Progress, Bramling Cross, Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-04-15 10:42 UTC