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Best Bitter

166 calories 16.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 86% (ending kettle)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday May 14th 2020
1.054
1.013
5.4%
30.2
6.8
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 87%
0.50 kg German - CaraRed0.5 kg CaraRed 34 20 10.9%
0.10 kg Flaked Corn0.1 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 2.2%
4.60 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g East Kent Goldings35 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 85 min 21.44 46.7%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 20 min 8.72 33.3%
15 g East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 20%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.6 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
23 2 7 25 42 21.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.9 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
15.25 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 12.4
Mash volume with grains 15.5
Grain absorption losses -4.6
Remaining sparge water volume 20.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.9 L) 27.5
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 18.6 L) 23
Estimated amount in fermentor 23
Total: 33  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Ry83. All Grain, ABV 5.38%, IBU 30.16, SRM 6.78, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, CaraRed, Flaked Corn) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Whirlfloc, Beer Nutrient, Gypsum, Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-18 09:38 UTC