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57 Best Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 54 liters
Post Boil Size: 51 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Whitters
Calories: 263 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 22.9 g (Per 0.5L)

Created: Tuesday February 18th 2025

WBB Acreage

by Weirdbro1

OG: 1.051 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 43

Original Gravity:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.2%

IBU (tinseth):

41.7

SRM (morey):

12.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost £

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	Muntons - Pale Planet4 kg Pale Planet	38.25	2.28	32.9%
3 kg	Simpsons - Vienna3 kg Vienna	36	3.5	24.7%
1 kg	Dingemans - Cara 20 MD (Caravienne) 1 kg Cara 20 MD (Caravienne)	34	20	8.2%
1 kg	Weyermann - Carapils1 kg Carapils	34.5	2.1	8.2%
2.50 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Light 2.5 kg Crystal Light	33.1	38.03	20.6%
0.50 kg	Cane Sugar0.5 kg Cane Sugar	46	0	4.1%
0.15 kg	Rice Hulls0.15 kg Rice Hulls	0	0	1.2%
12.15 kg / £ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Apollo25 g Apollo Hops	Leaf/Whole	20	Boil	40 min	19.59	8.3%
40 g	Charles Faram - Jester40 g Jester Hops	Pellet	8	Boil	30 min	12.08	13.3%
20 g	Charles Faram - Jester20 g Jester Hops	Pellet	8	Boil	5 min	1.57	6.6%
15 g	Ariana15 g Ariana Hops	Pellet	11.5	Boil	5 min	1.69	5%
30 g	Charles Faram - Pacifica30 g Pacifica Hops	Pellet	6	Boil	5 min	1.76	10%
35 g	Ariana35 g Ariana Hops	Pellet	11.5	Whirlpool at 80 °C	0 min	2.25	11.6%
46 g	Charles Faram - Pacifica46 g Pacifica Hops	Pellet	6	Whirlpool	0 min	2.76	15.3%
50 g	Apollo50 g Apollo Hops	Pellet	20	Dry Hop at 20 °C	0 days		16.6%
20 g	Charles Faram - Jester20 g Jester Hops	Pellet	8	Dry Hop at 20 °C	0 days		6.6%
20 g	Ariana20 g Ariana Hops	Pellet	11.5	Dry Hop at 20 °C	0 days		6.6%
301 g / £ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
25 g	Apollo (Leaf/Whole) 25 g Apollo (Leaf/Whole) Hops	19.59	8.3%
80 g	Charles Faram - Jester (Pellet) 80 g Jester (Pellet) Hops	13.65	26.5%
70 g	Ariana (Pellet) 70 g Ariana (Pellet) Hops	3.94	23.2%
76 g	Charles Faram - Pacifica (Pellet) 76 g Pacifica (Pellet) Hops	4.52	25.3%
50 g	Apollo (Pellet) 50 g Apollo (Pellet) Hops		16.6%
301 g / £ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
34 L	Add grains stir	Infusion	18 °C	66 °C	7 min
	Stir and soak	Infusion	66 °C	66 °C	20 min
	Mash	Fly Sparge	66 °C	66 °C	70 min
	Mash out	Fly Sparge	66 °C	77 °C	10 min
30 L	Sparge	Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	12 min
	Boil	Temperature	77 °C	100 °C	50 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Sparge	0 min.
1 each	Protafloc	Fining	Boil	0 min.
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	0 min.
2 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.18 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.24 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST

Amount:	500 Milliliters	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	25 - 40 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 246 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Using up some stock of grains and hops to get an English Best Bitter but with a bit of a hit from the hops and the alcohol level. Tweaked the water profile to match light and hoppy. Also the BU GU between 0.5 and 1.

Using Kveik Slurrey from brew 54a a low alcohol beer brewed from re-used grains from 54. Nov 24.

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Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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