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Best Bitter

143 calories 18.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.35 liters
Post Boil Size: 19 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 143 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday June 6th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.80 kg Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt3.8 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 87.1%
0.23 kg New Zealand - Biscuit Malt0.226 kg Biscuit Malt 35 30.46 5.2%
0.23 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.226 kg Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.2%
0.11 kg Briess - Special Roast0.113 kg Special Roast 33 40 2.6%
4.37 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
19 g Target19 g Target Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 22.66 46.3%
22 g Fuggles22 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.3 Aroma 10 min 4.99 53.7%
41 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.13 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8.18 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9.67 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.23 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.92 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Best Bitter Agua profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 24 65 100 255 79
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
31.35 L Infusion 72.3 °C 68.9 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 22 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 6.5
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.6 L) 9.4
Grain absorption losses -4.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.6 L) 30.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.9 L) 31.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 19
Top off amount 1.8
Going into fermentor 20.8
Total: 36.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Edgar Contreras. All Grain, ABV 3.81%, IBU 27.64, SRM 11.44, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Biscuit Malt, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Special Roast) Hops: (Target, Fuggles) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-06-06 22:34 UTC