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159 calories 16.7 g 440 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 290 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 290 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (ending kettle)
Calories: 159 calories (Per 440ml)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 440ml)
Created: Thursday August 7th 2025
1.039
1.010
3.8%
0.0
11.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Crisp Malting - Dark Crystal Malt 2404 kg Dark Crystal Malt 240 33.1 122 8.9%
35 kg Simpsons - Extra Pale Ale Malt35 kg Extra Pale Ale Malt 35.82 2.2 77.8%
1 kg Simpsons - DRC1 kg DRC 34.7 115 2.2%
5 kg Flaked Wheat5 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 11.1%
45 kg / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
- us
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-8 - -4 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 990 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Birkenhead Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 295.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 250.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 124.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 15.7 L and adding 78.8 L sparge/top-off. 94.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.1 L/kg 94.5
Mash volume with grains 124.2
Grain absorption losses -45
Remaining sparge water volume 241.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 295.7 L) 290
Boil off losses -5.7
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 284.3 L) 290
Estimated amount in fermentor 290
Total: 335.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Beermonkeyman. All Grain, ABV 3.84%, IBU 0, SRM 11.59, Fermentables: (Dark Crystal Malt 240, Extra Pale Ale Malt, DRC, Flaked Wheat)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-07 08:37 UTC