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114 calories 11.3 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.81 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: WesBrew
Calories: 114 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 11.3 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Saturday June 13th 2026
1.035
1.008
3.5%
25.2
5.1
3.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.20 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale7.2 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 92.8%
5 oz Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup5 oz Golden Syrup 40 1 4%
4 oz Briess - Organic Caramel Malt - 60L4 oz Organic Caramel Malt - 60L 33.6 60 3.2%
124.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 20.61 66.7%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.6 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 64 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse osmosis water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.63 gal Strike 159 °F 157 °F 60 min
2.9 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 2.61 10.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.2 12.8  
Grain absorption losses -0.93 -3.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.61 g | 22.4 qt) 5.36 21.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 6.81 27.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.88 23.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.88 g | 23.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.97 31.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ordinary" Standard/Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by WesBrew. All Grain, ABV 3.51%, IBU 25.21, SRM 5.13, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale, Golden Syrup, Organic Caramel Malt - 60L) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-13 13:50 UTC