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Ordinary Bitter

Method: BIAB
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)
Source: Mean Brews
Hop Utilization: 99.6377%
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday March 17th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (rager):

32.1

SRM (morey):

13.2

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermenting Now

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	38	3.75	80%
0.60 lb	Flaked Wheat0.6 lb Flaked Wheat	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	2	6%
0.50 lb	Briess - Special Roast0.5 lb Special Roast	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	33	40	5%
0.50 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.5 lb Crystal Medium	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	33	65.01	5%
0.40 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Dark0.4 lb Crystal Dark	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	33	120	4%
10 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops		Pellet	12	Boil	60 min	25.09	20%
1 oz	East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	6.3	Boil	15 min	7.03	40%
1 oz	East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	6.3	Boil	0 min		40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Nugget (Pellet)		25.09	20%
2 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	7.03	80%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.59 gal		Strike	155 °F	150 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
14 g	Gypsum	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.59 ml	Phosphoric acid	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Omega Yeast Labs - British Ale VIII OYL-016

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 0.00 / each $ 0.00
Attenuation (custom):	70%	Flocculation:	Very High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Lusby, Maryland (Chesapeake Ranch Water Company)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
113	16	6	21	312	42
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Notes

Didn't have enough EKG for bittering addition, only had Nugget on hand so used that. Mashed at 149 for 30 minutes then 155 for 30 minutes.
Since the yeast was over 3 months old I created a "shaken not stirred" vitality starter.

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Last Updated: 2026-04-05 17:25 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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