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Best Bitter

145 calories 16.5 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.88 liters
Post Boil Size: 11.25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Ivan Barenboim
Calories: 145 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday August 30th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.80 kg Weyermann - Pilsner1.8 kg Pilsner 2.05 € / kg
3.69 €
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0.15 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I0.15 kg Munich Type I 2.35 € / kg
0.35 €
38 6 6.8%
0.15 kg Simpsons - CaraMalt0.15 kg CaraMalt 2.42 € / kg
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34 14 6.8%
0.10 kg Weyermann - Special W0.1 kg Special W 2.30 € / kg
0.23 €
33.6 115 4.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 g Columbus7 g Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 30.78 25.9%
20 g Kent Goldings20 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 5.46 74.1%
27 g / 0.00 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 L Infusion 63 °C 63 °C 50 min
7.3 L Fly Sparge 67 °C 70 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.1 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.49 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.90 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 41 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
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"Best Bitter" Best Bitter beer recipe by Ivan Barenboim. All Grain, ABV 4.44%, IBU 36.24, SRM 9.28, Fermentables: ( Pilsner, Munich Type I, CaraMalt, Special W) Hops: (Columbus, Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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