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135 calories 14 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 65 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 liters
Post Boil Size: 70 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: M3
Calories: 135 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday May 2nd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale11 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 89.9%
300 g German - Carapils300 g German - Carapils 35 1.3 2.5%
120 g German - Carafa I120 g Carafa I 32 340 1%
120 g Bairds - Chocolate Malt120 g Chocolate Malt 31 500 1%
500 g United Kingdom - Crystal 90L500 g Crystal 90L 33 90 4.1%
200 g Brown Sugar200 g Brown Sugar 45 15 1.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
80 g Fuggles80 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.57 40%
40 g Goldings40 g Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 7.78 20%
20 g Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 7 min 1.05 10%
60 g Goldings60 g Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 7 min 3.14 30%
200 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
30 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
37 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 249 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Malty Full Bodied
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
160 10 50 190 130 85
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
17 L Batch Sparge 78 °C 66 °C 12 min
41 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 71.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 26.3 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 30.1
Mash volume with grains 38
Grain absorption losses -12
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 54.4 L) 62.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 71.7 L) 80
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 65 L) 70
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 70 L) 65
Total: 92.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"6X" Best Bitter beer recipe by M3. All Grain, ABV 4.32%, IBU 27.53, SRM 13.37, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Pale, German - Carapils, Carafa I, Chocolate Malt, Crystal 90L, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Fuggles, Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4))
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