Best Bitter Beer Recipe | All Grain Ordinary Bitter by Abocskey | Brewer's Friend
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Best Bitter

145 calories 16.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 18.7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday May 9th 2022
1.047
1.014
4.3%
39.2
10.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.33 kg Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat0.325 kg Torrefied Wheat 36.8 3 9.4%
0.26 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.255 kg Crystal Medium 33 65.01 7.4%
2.75 kg Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale2.75 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 79.9%
0.11 kg Simpsons - Crystal Dark0.113 kg Crystal Dark 33 120 3.3%
3.44 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
13 g Magnum13 g Magnum Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 32.41 31.7%
20 g Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 5.65 48.8%
8 g Barth-Haas - Fuggles8 g Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.11 19.5%
41 g / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9 L Strike 74.2 °C 67 °C 60 min
18 L Sparge 80 °C 80 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
13 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
21 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
13 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic and decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
187 41 113 85 720 20
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"Best Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Abocskey. All Grain, ABV 4.34%, IBU 39.17, SRM 10.67, Fermentables: (Torrefied Wheat, Crystal Medium, Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal Dark) Hops: (Magnum, Fuggles) Other: (Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-06-11 19:44 UTC
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Gallons
Cost $ Cost %
Fermentables $
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only)		 $
Hops $
Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
Total Cost $ 0.00
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