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Working Class Hero

121 calories 12.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.97 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 121 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 27th 2026
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1.037
1.009
3.7%
31.3
9.4
n/a
0.31
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale6.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.4%
6 oz United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)6 oz Carastan (30/37) 35 34 5.2%
4 oz American - Victory4 oz Victory 34 28 3.5%
1 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent1 oz Black Patent 27 525 0.9%
115 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Challenger0.6 oz Challenger Hops $ 0.50 / oz
$ 0.30 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 16.39 23.1%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 7.07 38.5%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 7.86 38.5%
2.60 oz / $ 0.30
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.02 / tsp
$ 0.01 		Other Boil 10 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
$ 0.01
 
Yeast
Apex - London
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
61 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 2.25 9  
Mash volume with grains 2.82 11.3  
Grain absorption losses -0.9 -3.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.87 23.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.85 g | 27.4 qt) 6.97 27.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.63 22.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.63 g | 22.5 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 8.12 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Working Class Hero" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Herr Braumeister. All Grain, ABV 3.65%, IBU 31.32, SRM 9.41, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Carastan (30/37), Victory, Black Patent) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Beer Nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-28 20:51 UTC