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English Bitter

171 calories 17.3 g 0.440 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: SimonTaylor - Brew it Bru
Calories: 171 calories (Per 0.440L)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 0.440L)
Created: Friday December 1st 2023
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3,400 g Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter3400 g Finest Maris Otter 36.8 4.91 85%
300 g Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L300 g Crystal Dark - 77L 33.1 203.98 7.5%
300 g Simpsons - Dextrin Malt300 g Dextrin Malt 31 1.44 7.5%
4,000 g / R 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 g Challenger16 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 30 min 12.86 24.2%
30 g East Kent Golding30 g East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 10 min 10.18 45.5%
20 g Fuggle20 g Fuggle Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 10 min 5.29 30.3%
66 g / R 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
R 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 22.8 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
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
12 L Mash In - Make sure all the grains are wet and that there are no dough balls. Add the grains a kilo at a time until they are all in the bag Strike 70 °C 66 °C 60 min
Mash Out 75 °C 75 °C 10 min
13 L Sparge 80 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 14.6
Mash volume with grains 17.2
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.5 L) 11.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.2 L) 21.5
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 20.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.9 L) 20
Total: 26.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by SimonTaylor - Brew it Bru. All Grain, ABV 4.26%, IBU 28.32, SRM 17.24, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Crystal Dark - 77L, Dextrin Malt) Hops: (Challenger, East Kent Golding, Fuggle)
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