Best Bitter Beer Recipe | All Grain Best Bitter by Brewer #414703 | Brewer's Friend
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Best Bitter

134 calories 13.3 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 950 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1000 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Calories: 134 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday December 31st 2023
1.044
1.010
4.5%
23.3
13.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
128 kg Viking - Pale Ale Malt128 kg Pale Ale Malt 37 2.5 69.1%
19 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich II19 kg BEST Caramel Munich II 34.5 45.5 10.3%
36 kg Bestmalz - BEST Biscuit36 kg BEST Biscuit 35 20 19.4%
2.30 kg Viking - Roasted Barley2.3 kg Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 32.7 340 1.2%
185.30 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 kg East Kent Goldings2.5 kg East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 5 min 6.53 100%
2.50 kg / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
750 L Strike 60 °C 66 °C 70 min
750 L 66 °C 72 °C 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
0.50 Kilograms
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3643 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #414703. All Grain, ABV 4.47%, IBU 23.31, SRM 13.05, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, BEST Caramel Munich II, BEST Biscuit, Roasted Barley) Hops: (East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-25 12:56 UTC
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