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Best Bitter

140 calories 13.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Ben & John
Calories: 140 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday October 9th 2014
1.046
1.010
4.7%
22.6
12.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.50 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Amber1.5 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 42.9%
1.70 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light1.7 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 48.6%
3.20 kg / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.25 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 90L0.25 kg Crystal 90L 33 90 7.1%
0.05 kg United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.05 kg Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.4%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Fuggles50 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 19.39 67.6%
12 g Fuggles12 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 2.31 16.2%
12 g Fuggles12 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 0.93 16.2%
74 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - British Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 25.1 L) 9
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 25.1 L) 9.2
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.3
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 2.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.1 L) 11
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil volume 21
Going into fermentor 21
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.  
Total: 9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Based on a recipe:
http://www.britishbrewer.com/tag/best-bitter/

Great recipe: simple and produced a really delicious best bitter that was very true-to-style. Would make this one again. Might consider dry hopping with 12g Fuggles to lift the hop aroma but I don't think it's really necessary.

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