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Ordinary Bitter 2025

125 calories 12.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.31 liters
Post Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Jamil Zainasheff - Brewing Classic Styles
Calories: 125 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday August 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.60 kg Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter Pale3.6 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.19 91.7%
215 g simpsons - Dark Crystal 80L215 g Dark Crystal 80L 33 100 5.5%
110 g Thomas Fawcett - Amber110 g Amber 32 38 2.8%
3,925 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
34 g East Kent Goldings34 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 25.3 54.8%
14 g East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 30 min 8.01 22.6%
14 g East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 1 min 0.45 22.6%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protofloc Fining Boil 10 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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Essex & Suffolk 2022
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
16 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
14.25 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 15.7
Mash volume with grains 18.3
Grain absorption losses -3.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.1 L) 15.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27 L) 26.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 24
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24 L) 21
Total: 31.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ordinary Bitter 2025" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Jamil Zainasheff - Brewing Classic Styles. All Grain, ABV 4.09%, IBU 33.76, SRM 9.46, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Dark Crystal 80L, Amber) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Protofloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-11-12 16:05 UTC