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Kentish Bitter

138 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.9 liters
Post Boil Size: 19 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: John Cowan Beer Recipes
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 24th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2,692 g Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter2692 g Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 80.2%
332 g Simpsons - Crystal Medium332 g Crystal Medium 33 65.01 9.9%
332 g GB - Invert Sugar No 3332 g Invert Sugar No 3 36 45.6 9.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Target7 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 12.66 15.6%
9 g Challenger9 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 12.03 20%
9 g East Kent Goldings9 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 2.57 20%
6 g First Gold6 g First Gold Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 10 min 2.57 13.3%
14 g East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 0.47 31.1%
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
20l Tesco Ashbeck + 10l Lidl Carrick
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 11
Mash volume with grains 13
Grain absorption losses -3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.6 L) 17.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.9 L) 24.9
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 28.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kentish Bitter" No Profile Selected beer recipe by John Cowan Beer Recipes. All Grain, ABV 4.1%, IBU 30.3, SRM 11.33, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal Medium, Invert Sugar No 3) Hops: (Target, Challenger, East Kent Goldings, First Gold)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-24 08:11 UTC