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Winter NZ Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.65 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 8.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 8.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 325 calories (Per 1L)
Carbs: 27.8 g (Per 1L)

Created: Sunday July 27th 2025

Original Gravity:

8.9 °P

Final Gravity:

1.5 °P

ABV (standard):

3.9%

IBU (tinseth):

21.7

SRM (morey):

14.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

30.52

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
1 kg	Gladfield - Pilsner Malt1 kg Pilsner Malt	$ 3.20 / kg $ 3.20	37.7	1.93	36.4%
1.10 kg	Gladfield - Munich Malt1.1 kg Munich Malt	$ 3.20 / kg $ 3.52	36.8	7.87	40%
0.30 kg	Gladfield - Red Back Malt0.3 kg Red Back Malt	$ 4.95 / kg $ 1.49	35.4	32.99	10.9%
0.30 kg	Gladfield - Medium Crystal Malt0.3 kg Medium Crystal Malt	$ 4.95 / kg $ 1.49	35.4	56.35	10.9%
0.05 kg	Gladfield - Roasted Barley0.05 kg Roasted Barley	$ 4.95 / kg $ 0.25	33	488	1.8%
2.75 kg / $ 9.94

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Motueka15 g Motueka Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.75	Pellet	5.2	Boil	10 min	2.47	6.5%
15 g	Nelson Sauvin15 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.75	Pellet	12.1	Boil	10 min	5.56	6.5%
100 g	Motueka100 g Motueka Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 5.00	Pellet	5.2	Whirlpool	20 min	3.91	43.5%
100 g	Nelson Sauvin100 g Nelson Sauvin Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 5.00	Pellet	12.1	Whirlpool	20 min	9.78	43.5%
230 g / $ 11.50

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
115 g	Motueka (Pellet) 115 g Motueka (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 5.75	6.38	50%
115 g	Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) 115 g Nelson Sauvin (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 5.75	15.34	50%
230 g / $ 11.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.875 L	Strike	69 °C	65 °C	60 min
19.02 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 15 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.80 g	Protafloc	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.08	Fining	Mash	0 min.
1 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 0.08

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 9.00 / each $ 9.00
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 1.8 bar Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Burton on Trent (historic and decarbonated)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
183.2	2	67.3	176.5	336.8	17.6
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Notes

Bitterness is from SMPH

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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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LukasT • 09/10/2025 at 04:03am

4 of 5

This was good, especially for a 3.3% bitter.

I'll probably brew this again but maybe shift the whirlpool hops to a dryhop and maybe try a british ale strain.

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