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Windsor BestBitter

170 calories 18.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: pof
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday January 16th 2026
1.055
1.015
5.2%
32.6
6.6
5.4
285.34
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg GB - Maris Otter Pale Ale4.5 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale kr 23.92 / kg
kr 107.64 		34.5 2.43 79.6%
0.20 kg BE - Chateau Biscuit0.2 kg Chateau Biscuit kr 28.00 / kg
kr 5.60 		35.4 19.3 3.5%
0.15 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Light EBC1000.15 kg Crystal Extra Light EBC100 kr 39.00 / kg
kr 5.85 		33.1 38.03 2.7%
0.15 kg Weyermann - German - CARABELGE0.15 kg German - CARABELGE kr 34.00 / kg
kr 5.10 		34 13.6 2.7%
0.15 kg NO - Wheat Flaked0.15 kg Wheat Flaked kr 30.00 / kg
kr 4.50 		35.4 1.76 2.7%
0.50 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.5 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose kr 59.60 / kg
kr 29.80 		42 0.5 8.8%
5.65 kg / kr 158.49
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Magnum15 g Magnum Hops kr 0.59 / g
kr 8.85 		Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 25.38 25%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 15 min 7.16 33.3%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Aroma 0 min 41.7%
60 g / kr 8.85
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Oppvarming Temperature 16 °C 35 °C --
35 °C 65 °C 60 min
Mash out Temperature 65 °C 77 °C --
7 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Servomyces Other Mash 0 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Windsor
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
kr 59.00 / each
kr 118.00
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
kr 118.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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"Windsor BestBitter" Strong Bitter beer recipe by pof. All Grain, ABV 5.21%, IBU 32.55, SRM 6.6, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale, Chateau Biscuit, Crystal Extra Light EBC100, German - CARABELGE, Wheat Flaked, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Magnum, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Servomyces, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Salt, Magnesium Chloride, Lactic acid)
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