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Our Bitter

138 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.03 liters
Post Boil Size: 19.15 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: John Cowan Beer Recipes
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 1st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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70 g Flaked Barley70 g Flaked Barley 32 2.2 2%
8 g Simpsons - Black Malt8 g Black Malt 34 700 0.2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Northdown12 g Northdown Hops Leaf/Whole 7.8 Boil 60 min 13.34 13.8%
18 g Fuggles18 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 9.76 20.7%
10 g Bramling Cross10 g Bramling Cross Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Boil 10 min 3.36 11.5%
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15 g Barth-Haas - Styrian Savinjski Golding15 g Styrian Savinjski Golding Hops Pellet 5.25 Hopback 5 min 2.07 17.2%
7 g Bramling Cross7 g Bramling Cross Hops Pellet 6.5 Dry Hop 5 days 8%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.42 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6.07 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Protafloc Fining Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Crossmyloof - Midland
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
13 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 70 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
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"Our Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by John Cowan Beer Recipes. All Grain, ABV 4.14%, IBU 30.1, SRM 7.52, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Amber Malt, Flaked Barley, Black Malt) Hops: (Northdown, Fuggles, Bramling Cross, Savinjski Golding, Styrian Savinjski Golding) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Slaked Lime, Protafloc)
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