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Golden Castle

146 calories 13.2 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Post Boil Size: 31 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Stanislav Stoyanov
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday February 8th 2026
1.032
1.006
3.4%
33.9
14.3
5.2
25.90
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg3.5 kg BEST Heidelberg 1.50 € / kg
5.25 €
38 1.97 79.5%
0.90 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich I0.9 kg BEST Caramel Munich I 1.80 € / kg
1.62 €
34.5 91.9 20.5%
4.40 kg / 6.87 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
36 g Amarillo36 g Amarillo Hops 67.00 € / kg
2.41 €
Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 29.12 20.8%
47 g Amarillo47 g Amarillo Hops 67.00 € / kg
3.15 €
Pellet 8.2 Whirlpool at 90 °C 20 min 4.75 27.2%
90 g Amarillo90 g Amarillo Hops 67.00 € / kg
6.03 €
Pellet 8.2 Dry Hop at 18 °C Day 3 52%
173 g / 11.59 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
3.72 € / each
7.44 €
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
7.44 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hop-oriented
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
173 0 0 70 140 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Golden Castle" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Stanislav Stoyanov. All Grain, ABV 3.35%, IBU 33.87, SRM 14.29, Fermentables: (BEST Heidelberg, BEST Caramel Munich I) Hops: (Amarillo) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-02-08 23:12 UTC
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