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Cheeky Bugger

199 calories 19.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Toby Tiesdell Smith
Calories: 199 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday September 20th 2025
1.043
1.010
4.3%
25.8
9.6
5.5
18.32
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise3 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise £ 2.20 / kg
£ 6.60 		37 2.4 75.5%
0.65 kg Muntons - Maris Otter0.65 kg Maris Otter £ 1.46 / kg
£ 0.95 		38 2.3 16.4%
0.20 kg Simpsons - Wheat Malt0.201 kg Wheat Malt £ 3.24 / kg
£ 0.65 		36.576 2.8 5.1%
0.12 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.12 kg Crystal Medium £ 2.64 / kg
£ 0.32 		33 65.01 3%
3.97 kg / £ 8.52
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
51 g Fuggles51 g Fuggles Hops £ 40.40 / kg
£ 2.06 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 20.51 40.8%
23 g East Kent Goldings23 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 49.80 / kg
£ 1.15 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 5.33 18.4%
28 g Fuggles28 g Fuggles Hops £ 40.40 / kg
£ 1.13 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 22.4%
23 g East Kent Goldings23 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 49.80 / kg
£ 1.15 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 18.4%
125 g / £ 5.48
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.33 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.33 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.70 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.17 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.72 g Citric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.17 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 4.32 / each
£ 4.32
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
£ 4.32 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 36.2 g       Temp: 12 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Cheeky Bugger Ale
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
79 6 13 52 173 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
10 L Sparge 78 °C 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.8 L/kg 14.9
Mash volume with grains 17.5
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.5 L) 17
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.5 L) 27
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 24 L) 24.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24.5 L) 24
Total: 31.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

30 litres of Tesco spring water @ £9.00.
Copied and adapted from The Apartment Brewer You Tube channel.

https://web.brewfather.app/share/Md9ozE3CksRHyo
https://youtu.be/YB-dWZth3uU

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