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Our Best Ordinary Bitter

128 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.91 liters
Post Boil Size: 19.07 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: John Cowan Beer Recipes
Calories: 128 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 1st 2025
1.039
1.010
3.8%
27.3
11.1
5.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3,200 g Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter3200 g Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 92.8%
130 g Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt130 g Crystal Malt 33 61 3.8%
85 g Simpsons - Amber Malt85 g Amber Malt 31.8 20.8 2.5%
35 g Simpsons - Black Malt35 g Black Malt 34 700 1%
3,450 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
13 g Northdown13 g Northdown Hops Leaf/Whole 7.8 Boil 60 min 14.76 24.1%
9 g First Gold9 g First Gold Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 30 min 7.55 16.7%
10 g Bramling Cross10 g Bramling Cross Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Boil 10 min 3.43 18.5%
15 g Charles Faram - Savinjski Golding15 g Savinjski Golding Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Hopback at 25 °C 5 min 1.58 27.8%
7 g Bramling Cross7 g Bramling Cross Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Dry Hop 5 days 13%
54 g / £ 0.00
 
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) 65 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 Best Ordinary Bitter" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by John Cowan Beer Recipes. All Grain, ABV 3.83%, IBU 27.33, SRM 11.11, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Amber Malt, Black Malt) Hops: (Northdown, First Gold, Bramling Cross, Savinjski Golding) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Slaked Lime, Protafloc)
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Gallons
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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