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Traditional Best Bitter

126 calories 13.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 126 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday January 24th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.75 kg Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Maris Otter3.75 kg Extra Pale Maris Otter £ 1.76 / kg
£ 6.60 		37.5 2 89.3%
0.21 kg Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat0.21 kg Torrefied Wheat £ 1.71 / kg
£ 0.36 		36.8 3 5%
0.21 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.21 kg Crystal 60L £ 2.02 / kg
£ 0.42 		33.1 60 5%
0.03 kg Crisp Malting - Black0.03 kg Black £ 2.05 / kg
£ 0.06 		34.5 600 0.7%
4.20 kg / £ 7.44
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 1.15 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 14.41 33.3%
50 g Fuggles50 g Fuggles Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 2.30 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 17.45 66.7%
75 g / £ 3.45
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
23 Each
Cost:
£ 0.22 / g
£ 5.06
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 235 B cells required
£ 5.06 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.5 L Temperature -- 68 °C 60 min
23.5 L Sparge -- 78 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 15.3
Mash volume with grains 18.1
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.8 L) 18.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.1 L) 28.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 23
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 33.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Traditional Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by dsmith141. All Grain, ABV 4.04%, IBU 31.86, SRM 11.21, Fermentables: (Extra Pale Maris Otter, Torrefied Wheat, Crystal 60L, Black) Hops: (Fuggles)
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