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Iceni Bitter

188 calories 17.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.95 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: John
Calories: 188 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday July 23rd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
2 kg Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt2 kg Chevallier Heritage Malt 36.3 3 62.8%
750 g Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter750 g Maris Otter 38 6 23.6%
280 g Cane Sugar280 g Cane Sugar 46 8.8%
150 g Warminster Maltings - Crystal 100150 g Crystal 100 - (late mash tun addition) 34 169.29 4.7%
4 g US - Brewers Caramel4 g Brewers Caramel - (late boil kettle addition) 1 32999.54 0.1%
3,184 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Boadicea28 g Boadicea Hops Leaf/Whole 7.62 Boil 60 min 29.23 70%
12 g Goldings12 g Goldings Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 10 min 4.06 30%
40 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.97 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
4.50 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - High Voltage Electrifyingly Clean Thermotolerant Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
31 - 35 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Murphy - Bitter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
170 15 16 200 400 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Infusion 66 °C 66 °C 90 min
Temperature 66 °C 72 °C 10 min
Temperature 72 °C 77 °C 10 min
10 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 8.7
Mash volume with grains 10.6
Grain absorption losses -2.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.7 L) 21.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.7 L) 27
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 21.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.5 L) 20
Total: 30.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Iceni Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by John. All Grain, ABV 4.27%, IBU 33.29, SRM 28.14, Fermentables: ( Chevallier Heritage Malt, Maris Otter, Cane Sugar, Crystal 100, Brewers Caramel) Hops: (Boadicea, Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid, CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4))
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