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Sussex best

Name: Sussex best
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 1300 g Extra Pale Maris Otter; 110 g Dark Crystal Malt 240; 75 g Flaked Torrefied Maize; 160 g Oat hulls; 5 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops; 10 g Bramling Cross Hops; 10 g Cascade UK Hops; 10 g East Kent Golding Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 liters
Post Boil Size: 8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Polar Beer
Calories: 131 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday March 24th 2025

Best Best Bitter Tier14

by lyna

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 33

Original Gravity:

1.043

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

37.6

EBC (ebcmorey):

20.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	EBC	Bill %
1,300 g	Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Maris Otter1300 g Extra Pale Maris Otter	37.5	3.84	79%
110 g	Crisp Malting - Dark Crystal Malt 240110 g Dark Crystal Malt 240	33.1	324.07	6.7%
75 g	Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize75 g Flaked Torrefied Maize	36.8	0.26	4.6%
160 g	Oat hulls160 g Oat hulls	0		9.7%
1,645 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
5 g	Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum5 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops	Pellet	12.8	Boil	40 min	19.78	14.3%
10 g	Bramling Cross10 g Bramling Cross Hops	Pellet	4.8	Boil	30 min	12.99	28.6%
10 g	Charles Faram - Cascade UK10 g Cascade UK Hops	Pellet	5.1	Hop Stand at 80 °C	30 min	2.1	28.6%
10 g	Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding10 g East Kent Golding Hops	Pellet	6.7	Hop Stand at 80 °C	30 min	2.76	28.6%
35 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.01 L		Strike	71 °C	67 °C	40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.66 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Yeast

WHC Lab - Hornindal Kveik Red Hot IPA Yeast

Amount:	5.50 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	28 - 37 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	25 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 30 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
70	30	46	45	143	58
Used for 10 litres: - Tap water - 0.2g CaCl2 - 3g MgSO4 - 0.8g NaHCO3 (Bicarb) Had to use 1 litre of tap water
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Notes

Ferment at 25c. Cold crash 48 hours, rack into keg

Perhaps rack portion onto blackberries?

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Last Updated: 2026-08-03 13:23 UTC

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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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
5 g	Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum (Pellet) 5 g Hallertauer Magnum (Pellet) Hops	19.78	14.3%
10 g	Bramling Cross (Pellet) 10 g Bramling Cross (Pellet) Hops	12.99	28.6%
10 g	Charles Faram - Cascade UK (Pellet) 10 g Cascade UK (Pellet) Hops	2.1	28.6%
10 g	Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding (Pellet) 10 g East Kent Golding (Pellet) Hops	2.76	28.6%
35 g / $ 0.00