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Cheeky Bugger

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Toby Tiesdell Smith
Calories: 199 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Saturday September 20th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.043

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

25.8

SRM (daniels):

9.6

Mash pH

5.5

Cost £

18.32

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise3 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise	£ 2.20 / kg £ 6.60	37	2.4	75.5%
0.65 kg	Muntons - Maris Otter0.65 kg Maris Otter	£ 1.46 / kg £ 0.95	38	2.3	16.4%
0.20 kg	Simpsons - Wheat Malt0.201 kg Wheat Malt	£ 3.24 / kg £ 0.65	36.576	2.8	5.1%
0.12 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.12 kg Crystal Medium	£ 2.64 / kg £ 0.32	33	65.01	3%
3.97 kg / £ 8.52

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
51 g	Fuggles51 g Fuggles Hops	£ 40.40 / kg £ 2.06	Pellet	4.5	Boil	30 min	20.51	40.8%
23 g	East Kent Goldings23 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 49.80 / kg £ 1.15	Pellet	5.5	Boil	10 min	5.33	18.4%
28 g	Fuggles28 g Fuggles Hops	£ 40.40 / kg £ 1.13	Pellet	4.5	Boil	0 min		22.4%
23 g	East Kent Goldings23 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 49.80 / kg £ 1.15	Pellet	5.5	Boil	0 min		18.4%
125 g / £ 5.48

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
79 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 79 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	£ 40.40 / kg £ 3.19	20.51	63.2%
46 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 46 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	£ 49.80 / kg £ 2.29	5.33	36.8%
125 g / £ 5.48

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 L	Strike	68 °C	67 °C	60 min
10 L	Sparge	78 °C	77 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.75 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.33 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.33 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5.70 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.60 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.17 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.72 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.17 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 4.32 / each £ 4.32
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	15 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required

£ 4.32 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 36.2 g Temp: 12 °C CO₂ Level: 1.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Cheeky Bugger Ale

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
79	6	13	52	173	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

30 litres of Tesco spring water @ £9.00.
Copied and adapted from The Apartment Brewer You Tube channel.

https://web.brewfather.app/share/Md9ozE3CksRHyo
https://youtu.be/YB-dWZth3uU

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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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