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6Xish

193 calories 17.5 g 0.5 L
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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: 28.7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bryn
Calories: 193 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Sunday May 18th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4,000 g Simpsons - Maris Otter pale4000 g Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 97.6%
100 g United Kingdom - Chocolate100 g Chocolate 34 425 2.4%
4,100 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Fuggles50 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 28.69 83.3%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 16.7%
60 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protafloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
10 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Mash Infusion -- 67 °C 90 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 77 °C 15 min
13 L Sparge Fly Sparge -- 77 °C 30 min
21.71 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
10.4 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 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 15
Mash volume with grains 17.7
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19 L) 18.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 28.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 23
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 33.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"6Xish" Best Bitter beer recipe by Bryn. All Grain, ABV 4.49%, IBU 28.69, SRM 11.21, Fermentables: (Maris Otter pale, Chocolate) Hops: (Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Protafloc)
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