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Better bitter

147 calories 14.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 39 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
No Chill: 30 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 147 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday January 18th 2026
1.048
1.011
4.8%
33.1
16.2
n/a
15.89
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.60 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.6 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 70.8%
0.80 kg German - Wheat Malt0.8 kg Wheat Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 2.40 		37 2 12.3%
0.30 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.3 kg Caramunich Type 2 $ 4.10 / kg
$ 1.23 		34 45 4.6%
0.80 kg Weyermann - Special W0.8 kg Special W $ 3.20 / kg
$ 2.56 		33.6 115 12.3%
6.50 kg / $ 6.19
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Fuggles40 g Fuggles Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 2.80 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 14.3 33.9%
40 g East Kent Goldings40 g East Kent Goldings Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 2.80 		Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 12.01 33.9%
38 g Nugget38 g Nugget Hops Pellet 11.5 Whirlpool 0 min 6.83 32.2%
118 g / $ 5.60
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.10 / each
$ 4.10
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
$ 4.10 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 50.69 L. Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 41.11 L and adding 5.29 L sparge/top-off. 46.4
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 45.7 L) 46.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 50 L) 50.7
Grain absorption losses -6.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 38.3 L) 39
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 32.2
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Volume into fermentor 32
Total: 46.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Better bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #311758. BIAB, ABV 4.84%, IBU 33.14, SRM 16.22, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Pale, Wheat Malt, Caramunich Type 2, Special W) Hops: (Fuggles, East Kent Goldings, Nugget)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-18 12:32 UTC