Golden Cross Beer Recipe | All Grain Special/Best/Premium Bitter | Brewer's Friend
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Golden Cross

179 calories 15.8 g .5 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.46 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.1 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Source: Paul Slater
Calories: 179 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per .5L)
Created: Monday May 19th 2025
1.039
1.007
4.3%
34.2
5.7
5.4
5.87
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.20 kg Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup0.2 kg Golden Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) £ 0.00 / kg
£ 0.00
40 1 5.6%
0.20 kg Crisp Malting - Torrified Wheat0.2 kg Torrified Wheat £ 2.54 / kg
£ 0.51
36 2 5.6%
0.02 kg GB - Flaked Maize0.02 kg Flaked Maize £ 5.00 / kg
£ 0.10
40 1 0.6%
3 kg Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter3 kg Maris Otter £ 1.28 / kg
£ 3.84
36 3.5 83.6%
0.17 kg Simpsons - Crystal T500.17 kg Crystal T50 £ 2.00 / kg
£ 0.34
34 50 4.7%
3.59 kg / £ 4.79
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g northern brewer30 g northern brewer Hops £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.00
Leaf/Whole 7.7 Boil 60 min 27.19 62.5%
10 g goldings10 g goldings Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 0.60
Leaf/Whole 2.64 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 1.13 20.8%
8 g Brambling Cross8 g Brambling Cross Hops £ 0.06 / g
£ 0.48
Pellet 5.7 Boil 60 min 5.9 16.7%
48 g / £ 1.08
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L Strike 75 °C 66 °C --
Infusion 65 °C 65 °C 60 min
14 L Sparge 77 °C 65 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 15 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Irish Moss £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.00
Fining Boil 15 min.
4.69 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 0.00 / each
£ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash PH target 5.3 - required 4.5ml of Phosphoric acid to achieve
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes


No priming sugar added, cold crashed the guile at 1.009 to leave 0.001 of fermentability. approx. equal to half teaspoon of sugar.

Added 2.5ml of Kentish Gold Natural Hop Extract as an alternative to dry hopping with East Kent Goldings.
Closed with orange crown cap.

Brewed from snapshot recipe Boddies Modified, renamed Golden Cross

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