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English Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: SimonTaylor - Brew it Bru
Calories: 171 calories (Per 0.440L)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 0.440L)

Created: Friday December 1st 2023

Yorkshire Bitter

by shepp1

OG: 1.042 FG: 1.012 ABV: 3.9% IBU: 33

Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker

by Endre

OG: 1.042 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.1% IBU: 30

Five Points Best Bitter

by richardhall1982

OG: 1.047 FG: 1.014 ABV: 4.3% IBU: 33

Original Gravity:

1.042

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

28.3

EBC (ebcmorey):

17.2

Mash pH

5.6

Cost R

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	EBC	Bill %
3,400 g	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter3400 g Finest Maris Otter	36.8	4.91	85%
300 g	Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L300 g Crystal Dark - 77L	33.1	203.98	7.5%
300 g	Simpsons - Dextrin Malt300 g Dextrin Malt	31	1.44	7.5%
4,000 g / R 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
16 g	Challenger16 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	7.6	Boil	30 min	12.86	24.2%
30 g	East Kent Golding30 g East Kent Golding Hops	Pellet	6.8	Boil	10 min	10.18	45.5%
20 g	Fuggle20 g Fuggle Hops	Pellet	5.3	Boil	10 min	5.29	30.3%
66 g / R 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
16 g	Challenger (Pellet) 16 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	12.86	24.2%
30 g	East Kent Golding (Pellet) 30 g East Kent Golding (Pellet) Hops	10.18	45.5%
20 g	Fuggle (Pellet) 20 g Fuggle (Pellet) Hops	5.29	30.3%
66 g / R 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
12 L	Mash In - Make sure all the grains are wet and that there are no dough balls. Add the grains a kilo at a time until they are all in the bag	Strike	70 °C	66 °C	60 min
	Mash Out		75 °C	75 °C	10 min
13 L		Sparge	80 °C	77 °C	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	4 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 22.8 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

RO Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-04-22 10:50 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost R	Cost %
Fermentables	R
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	R
Hops	R
Yeast	R
Other	R
Cost Per Barrel	R 0.00
Cost Per Pint	R 0.00
Total Cost	R 0.00

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