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Bitter

137 calories 12.7 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 137 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday March 31st 2016
1.045
1.009
4.6%
39.0
10.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 87.5%
1 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L1 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 12.5%
8 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Fuggles50 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 90 min 14.78 33.3%
60 g Golding60 g Golding Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 90 min 19.71 40%
40 g Golding40 g Golding Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 4.45 26.7%
150 g / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Irish moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Thames Valley Ale 1275
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 66 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.9 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 20
Mash volume with grains 25.3
Grain absorption losses -8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 40.2 L) 38.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.3 L) 50
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil Volume 42
Going into fermentor 42
Total: 58.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitter" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #46606. All Grain, ABV 4.63%, IBU 38.95, SRM 10.48, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 60L) Hops: (Fuggles, Golding) Other: (Irish moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-06-29 10:21 UTC