View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Best bitter

Method: BIAB
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.4 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Source: dong bok
Calories: 155 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.7 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Tuesday September 9th 2025

Courage Directors Clone

by stvhop

OG: 1.042 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.3% IBU: 41

Arkells 3B

by richardhall1982

OG: 1.040 FG: 1.011 ABV: 3.8% IBU: 32

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

4.6%

IBU (tinseth):

35.4

SRM (morey):

12.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	Weyermann - Pale Ale4 kg Pale Ale	39	2.3	78.4%
1 kg	Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L1 kg Caramel Malt - 40L	35.4	40	19.6%
0.10 kg	German - CaraMunich I0.1 kg CaraMunich I	34	39	2%
5.10 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
28 g	East Kent Goldings28 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	19.26	42.4%
16 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Tahoma16 g Tahoma Hops	Pellet	6.9	Boil	15 min	7.54	24.2%
8 g	El Dorado8 g El Dorado Hops	Pellet	15.7	Boil	15 min	8.57	12.1%
14 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Loral14 g Loral Hops	Pellet	10.5	Boil	0 min		21.2%
66 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
28 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 28 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	19.26	42.4%
16 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Tahoma (Pellet) 16 g Tahoma (Pellet) Hops	7.54	24.2%
8 g	El Dorado (Pellet) 8 g El Dorado (Pellet) Hops	8.57	12.1%
14 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Loral (Pellet) 14 g Loral (Pellet) Hops		21.2%
66 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
21 L		Infusion	70 °C	70 °C	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer		Other	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Last Updated and Sharing

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2025-09-09 05:02 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!