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Best Bitter

122 calories 12 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 122 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday April 16th 2022
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 88.9%
300 g United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L300 g Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 6.7%
200 g Flaked Corn200 g Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 75 min 21.27 33.3%
30 g Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 12.14 33.3%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Whirlpool at 95 °C 30 min 1.46 16.7%
15 g Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 95 °C 30 min 1.13 16.7%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 1 min.
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Temperature 62 °C 66 °C 45 min
Temperature 66 °C 72 °C 15 min
16 L Sparge -- 74 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.13 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 14.1
Mash volume with grains 17.1
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume 20.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31 L) 29
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 25
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Estimated amount in fermentor 24.9
Total: 34.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Idiotbier. All Grain, ABV 4.01%, IBU 36, SRM 8.69, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Dark Crystal 80L, Flaked Corn) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Lactic acid, gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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