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David Heath's Best Bitter

127 calories 11.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68.5% (ending kettle)
Source: James Read
Calories: 127 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday March 10th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.90 kg Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter3.9 kg Maris Otter 36 7.84 95%
176 g United Kingdom - Crystal 50L176 g Crystal 50L 34 131.93 4.3%
30 g United Kingdom - Black Patent30 g Black Patent 27 1399.5 0.7%
4,106 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 g East Kent Goldings45 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 30 min 29.48 60%
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 7.99 40%
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Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Wessex Bottle Water Mix 50/50
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 16 70 70 36
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.01 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.25 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.3 L/kg 13.3
Mash volume with grains 16.1
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume 16.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.2 L) 25
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 21.8 L) 20
Estimated amount in fermentor 20
Total: 30  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"David Heath's Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by James Read. All Grain, ABV 4.46%, IBU 37.47, SRM 19.64, Fermentables: (Maris Otter, Crystal 50L, Black Patent) Hops: (East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-01 14:36 UTC