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English Best Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.83 liters
Post Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Benedict
Calories: 157 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday January 12th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

24.8

EBC (ebcmorey):

31.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	EBC	Bill %
0.50 kg	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter0.5 kg Finest Maris Otter	36.8	4.91	8.6%
0.70 kg	Viking - Golden Ale Malt0.7 kg Golden Ale Malt	37	7.84	12.1%
0.60 kg	Viking - Caramel 200 Malt0.6 kg Caramel 200 Malt	33	198.64	10.3%
0.80 kg	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.8 kg Caramunich Type 2	34	118.59	13.8%
0.20 kg	Flaked Oats0.2 kg Flaked Oats	33	4.37	3.4%
3 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise3 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise	37	4.91	51.7%
5.80 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	BSG - Challenger20 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	7.5	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	17.21	66.7%
10 g	BSG - Challenger10 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	7.5	Boil at 100 °C	40 min	7.55	33.3%
30 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
30 g	BSG - Challenger (Pellet) 30 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops		24.76	100%
30 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15 L		Infusion	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 78 °C

Yeast

YeastFlow - Redshamrock

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	17 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	19 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 30 Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
200	20	7	60	51	350
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Notes

Yeastflow- queen of hearts

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Last Updated: 2026-02-21 20:30 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

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