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Best bitter

141 calories 14.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 52 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60 liters
Post Boil Size: 55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Vankobarabanko
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 141 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday April 27th 2025
1.046
1.011
4.5%
1.4
6.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 72.7%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Vienna1 kg BEST Vienna 37 3.8 9.1%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Biscuit1 kg BEST Biscuit 35 20 9.1%
0.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Pils0.5 kg BEST Caramel Pils 37 2.43 4.5%
0.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt0.5 kg BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 4.5%
11 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5.60 g Fuggles5.6 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 First Wort 0 min 1.41 100%
5.60 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
30 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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 Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 57.73 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 12.33 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 34.4
Mash volume with grains 41.7
Grain absorption losses -11
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 35.2 L) 37.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 57.7 L) 60
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 52 L) 55
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 55 L) 52
Total: 71.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Vankobarabanko. All Grain, ABV 4.49%, IBU 1.41, SRM 6.71, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, BEST Vienna, BEST Biscuit, BEST Caramel Pils, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Fuggles)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-27 11:40 UTC