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Best Bitter

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

Original Gravity:

1.044

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.4%

IBU (tinseth):

25.3

SRM (morey):

12.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
125 kg	Viking - Pale Ale Malt125 kg Pale Ale Malt	37	2.5	67.8%
19 kg	Weyermann - CaraRed19 kg CaraRed	35	19.3	10.3%
35 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Biscuit35 kg BEST Biscuit	35	20	19%
2.30 kg	Viking - Roasted Barley2.3 kg Roasted Barley - (late boil kettle addition)	32.7	340	1.2%
3 kg	Weyermann - Special W3 kg Special W	33.6	115	1.6%
184.30 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2.50 kg	East Kent Goldings2.5 kg East Kent Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	5	Boil	5 min	6.54	83.3%
0.50 kg	Chinook0.5 kg Chinook Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	60 min	18.76	16.7%
3 kg / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2.50 kg	East Kent Goldings (Leaf/Whole)	6.54	83.3%
0.50 kg	Chinook (Pellet) 0.5 kg Chinook (Pellet) Hops	18.76	16.7%
3 kg / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	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
80 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
200 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

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Last Updated: 2025-09-10 07:29 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	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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