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Simply the best, better than all the rest Bitter

220 calories 26.1 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.2 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 220 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 26.1 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday January 11th 2024
1.047
1.015
4.2%
38.6
11.3
5.4
26.80
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg tuckers malting - Maris Otter Malt (Floor Malted)4 kg Maris Otter Malt (Floor Malted) $ 2.68 / kg
$ 10.72 		36 2 80%
250 g Briess - Special Roast250 g Special Roast $ 5.43 / kg
$ 1.36 		33 40 5%
250 g Great Western - Crystal 120L250 g Crystal 120L $ 2.19 / lb
$ 1.21 		35 120 5%
500 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose500 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose $ 3.99 / kg
$ 2.00 		42 0.5 10%
5,000 g / $ 15.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Yakima Chief Hops - Fuggle UK60 g Fuggle UK Hops $ 0.05 / g
$ 3.00 		Pellet 3.9 Boil 30 min 23.43 50%
60 g Yakima Chief Hops - Fuggle UK60 g Fuggle UK Hops $ 0.05 / g
$ 3.00 		Pellet 3.9 Boil 15 min 15.13 50%
120 g / $ 6.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.10 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.10 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3.10 g Gypsum $ 4.99 / lb
$ 0.03 		Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.10 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Wyeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
$ 0.03
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.49 / each
$ 5.49
Attenuation (custom):
60%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 184 B cells required
$ 5.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.4
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
66 0 0 41 105 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 L Infusion 64 °C 64 °C 45 min
16.5 L Sparge 64 °C 64 °C 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 16.4
Mash volume with grains 19.4
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.1 L) 17.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.5 L) 29.2
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 26
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 L) 21
Total: 34.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Simply the best, better than all the rest Bitter" Special/Best/Premium Bitter beer recipe by edwards_josh. All Grain, ABV 4.23%, IBU 38.56, SRM 11.31, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Malt (Floor Malted), Special Roast, Crystal 120L, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Fuggle UK) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride, Lactic acid, Whirlfloc, Wyeast Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-01-26 14:10 UTC