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Bitter

Name: Bitter
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 15 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 2200 g Maris Otter Pale; 20 g Roasted Barley; 200 g Crystal Medium; 300 g Flaked Wheat; 12 g Challenger Hops; 10 g Challenger Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20.79 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 118 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.1 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday February 26th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.039

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

4.2%

IBU (tinseth):

28.4

EBC (ebcmorey):

21.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	EBC	Bill %
2,200 g	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale2200 g Maris Otter Pale	38	8.51	80.9%
20 g	Belgian - Roasted Barley20 g Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition)	30	1532.93	0.7%
200 g	Simpsons - Crystal Medium200 g Crystal Medium	33	172	7.4%
300 g	Flaked Wheat300 g Flaked Wheat	34	3.84	11%
2,720 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
12 g	Challenger12 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	17.3	54.5%
10 g	Challenger10 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	30 min	11.08	45.5%
22 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10 L	Strike	73 °C	67 °C	60 min
10 L	Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 51 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-08-27 17:05 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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
22 g	Challenger (Pellet) 22 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops		28.38	100%
22 g / $ 0.00