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Best Bitter

153 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.086 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 26th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale6 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.6%
4 oz Briess - Victory Malt4 oz Victory Malt 34.5 28 3.8%
6 oz Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L6 oz Crystal Dark - 77L 33.1 77 5.7%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Bravo0.25 oz Bravo Hops Leaf/Whole 15.5 Boil 45 min 19.34 20%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 20 min 8.23 40%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 1 min 0.59 40%
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Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 53 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Davenport Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 2.9 11.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1.81 g | 7.2 qt) 3.43 13.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.83 -3.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.23 g | 4.9 qt) 3.18 12.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.05 g | 12.2 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.13 -4.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 1.88 7.5  
Top off amount 1.62 6.5  
Going into fermentor 3.5 14  
Total: 6.08 24.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #229732. All Grain, ABV 4.19%, IBU 28.16, SRM 10.28, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Victory Malt, Crystal Dark - 77L) Hops: (Bravo, East Kent Goldings)
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