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Bob's Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.73 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 129 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 355ml)

Created: Saturday September 20th 2025

Banks's Amber Bitter

by Abbey Road Brewing

OG: 1.037 FG: 1.008 ABV: 3.8% IBU: 32

Extraordinary Bitter

by Sidney Harbour-Bridge

OG: 1.034 FG: 1.010 ABV: 3.2% IBU: 30

Coniston bluebird tribute

by Rob M

OG: 1.038 FG: 1.009 ABV: 3.8% IBU: 38

Original Gravity:

1.039

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

3.6%

IBU (tinseth):

32.2

SRM (morey):

8.4

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

18.43

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	CA - Parkland Pale8 lb Parkland Pale	$ 1.10 / lb $ 8.80	38.2	2.2	93.8%
6 oz	CA - Amber 406 oz Amber 40	$ 1.50 / lb $ 0.56	35	40	4.4%
2.50 oz	Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt2.5 oz Pale Chocolate Malt	$ 0.19 / oz $ 0.48	32.2	230	1.8%
136.50 oz / $ 9.84

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
35 g	Fuggles35 g Fuggles Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 2.31	Pellet	5.95	Boil	60 min	26.63	74.5%
12 g	Fuggles12 g Fuggles Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.79	Pellet	5.95	Boil	20 min	5.53	25.5%
47 g / $ 3.10

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
47 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 47 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 3.10	32.16	100%
47 g / $ 3.10

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.49 / each $ 5.49
Attenuation (custom):	70%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

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Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

Pressure fermented at 8 psi, ready to serve at day 8. Don't serve too cold. Nice easy drinking bitter, maybe a bit too much chocolate malt.

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Last Updated: 2025-09-27 22:04 UTC

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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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