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Bent Kennedy Bitter

197 calories 19.2 g 473 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.8 liters
Post Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Pivo Vino
Hop Utilization: 92%
Calories: 197 calories (Per 473ml)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 473ml)
Created: Saturday June 3rd 2023
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4.6%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Rahr - Pale Ale4 kg Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 84.9%
100 g Weyermann - Abbey Malt100 g Abbey Malt 36.8 17 2.1%
0.50 kg Flaked Barley0.5 kg Flaked Barley 32 2.2 10.6%
100 g Simpsons - Crystal Medium100 g Crystal Medium 33 65.01 2.1%
10 g Simpsons - Roasted Barley10 g Roasted Barley 28.52 600 0.2%
4,710 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
18 g Columbus18 g Columbus Hops Pellet 8.9 First Wort at 70 °C 45 min 17.62 30%
14 g BSG - UK Target14 g UK Target Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 20 min 10.07 23.3%
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.24 23.3%
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.38 23.3%
60 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.75 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.37 tsp gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
21 L start temp for strike water calculated. Strike 79 °C 66 °C 60 min
11 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.8 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.8 L/kg 17.9
Mash volume with grains 21
Grain absorption losses -4.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.5 L) 14.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.8 L) 26.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 22.8 L) 25
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25 L) 22.8
Total: 32.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bent Kennedy Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Pivo Vino. All Grain, ABV 4.55%, IBU 30.32, SRM 7.6, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Abbey Malt, Flaked Barley, Crystal Medium, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Columbus, UK Target, Fuggles) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), gypsum (calcium sulfate))
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-11 17:26 UTC
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