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Basic ass Bitter

128 calories 12.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1240 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1110 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Calories: 128 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 14th 2026
1.039
1.009
3.9%
25.1
7.7
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
640 lb Brown Rice Syrup - Gluten Free640 lb Brown Rice Syrup - Gluten Free 44 2 42.7%
100 lb Grouse Malt House - Pale Millet Malt100 lb Pale Millet Malt 29 2.4 6.7%
350 lb Eckert Malting - Biscuit Rice Malt350 lb Biscuit Rice Malt 22 4.8 23.3%
50 lb Grouse Malt House - Crystal Millet Malt50 lb Crystal Millet Malt 20 2.5 3.3%
110 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L)110 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L) 32 80 7.3%
250 lb Grouse Malt House - Goldfinch Millet Malt250 lb Goldfinch Millet Malt 28 5.4 16.7%
1,500 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 kg Yakima Chief Hops - Centennial2 kg Centennial Hops Pellet 18 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 20.61 33.3%
2 kg Cascade2 kg Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 3.98 33.3%
2 kg Crystal2 kg Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 0.53 33.3%
6 kg / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Extract IPA
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 Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 1249.44 gal (4997.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1237.44 gal (4949.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1205.56 gal (4822.24 qt) 1145.56 4582.2  
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 1285 g | 5140 qt) 1145.56 4582.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1285 g | 5140 qt) 1205.56 4822.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -93.75 -375  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 58.19 232.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1249.44 g | 4997.7 qt) 1110 4440  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5.29 -21.2  
Post boil volume 1242.65 4970.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2.65 -10.6  
Going into fermentor 1240 4960  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 1145.56 4582.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Basic ass Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #389818. Partial Mash, ABV 3.94%, IBU 25.12, SRM 7.66, Fermentables: (Brown Rice Syrup - Gluten Free, Pale Millet Malt, Biscuit Rice Malt, Crystal Millet Malt, Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L), Goldfinch Millet Malt) Hops: (Centennial, Cascade, Crystal)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-27 14:09 UTC