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Bottom Down - Tiny Bottom Pale

124 calories 11.4 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 liters
Post Boil Size: 8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.025 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Polar Beer
Calories: 124 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday March 24th 2025
1.041
1.008
4.4%
33.9
16.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
900 g Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner900 g Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 3.57 67.9%
100 g Crisp Malting - Vienna Malt100 g Vienna Malt 36.8 7.31 7.5%
50 g Simpsons - Heritage Crystal50 g Heritage Crystal 32 174.63 3.8%
25 g Crisp Malting - Dark Crystal Malt 24025 g Dark Crystal Malt 240 33.1 324.07 1.9%
50 g Crisp Malting - Brown Malt50 g Brown Malt 32.7 171.96 3.8%
200 g Cane Sugar200 g Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 15.1%
1,325 g / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Barth-Haas - Perle7 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil at 80 °C 40 min 14.84 23.3%
8 g Barth-Haas - Perle8 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 20 min 11.71 26.7%
5 g East Kent Goldings5 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 10 min 4.67 16.7%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Hop Stand at 80 °C 30 min 2.68 33.3%
30 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.97 L Strike 70 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
5.50 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 29 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
65 0 23 35 26 0
Tap water - assumed ion levels
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Bottom Down - Tiny Bottom Pale" Best Bitter beer recipe by Polar Beer. All Grain, ABV 4.41%, IBU 33.9, SRM 16.29, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Vienna Malt, Heritage Crystal, Dark Crystal Malt 240, Brown Malt, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Perle, East Kent Goldings)
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