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Simply the Best

Name: Simply the Best
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 130 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 19 kg Albino Whale - Extra pale ale malt; 1.2 kg Crystal Extra Dark; 2.5 kg Flaked Oats; 1.4 kg Red Rye Crystal; 1 kg Angry Angler Roasted Barley; 80 g Columbus Hops

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Method: Extract
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 130 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 222.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 135 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.024 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: Paul
Calories: 128 calories (Per 12L)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12L)

Created: Wednesday August 26th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.039

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

4.0%

IBU (tinseth):

30.5

SRM (morey):

24.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost £

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
19 kg	Pauls Malt - Albino Whale - Extra pale ale malt	36	1.69	75.7%
1.20 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark1.2 kg Crystal Extra Dark	31.7	178.56	4.8%
2.50 kg	Flaked Oats2.5 kg Flaked Oats	33	2.2	10%
1.40 kg	Simpsons - Red Rye Crystal1.4 kg Red Rye Crystal	29.9	89.4	5.6%
1 kg	Pauls Malt - Angry Angler Roasted Barley1 kg Angry Angler Roasted Barley	29	563	4%
25.10 kg / £ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
80 g	Charles Faram - Columbus80 g Columbus Hops		Leaf/Whole	17	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	30.52	100%
80 g / £ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
150 L		Strike	70 °C	65 °C	60 min
90 L		Sparge	75 °C	70 °C	15 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
40 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

lazy goat

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0

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Last Updated: 2026-09-06 09:47 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 %
80 g	Charles Faram - Columbus (Leaf/Whole) 80 g Columbus (Leaf/Whole) Hops		30.52	100%
80 g / £ 0.00