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Burcott Best Bitter

Name: Burcott Best Bitter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 23 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4.5 kg Maris Otter; 0.2 kg Crystal 60L; 0.1 kg Aromatic Malt; 0.1 kg Special W; 0.2 kg Torrified Wheat; 35 g Challenger Hops; 15 g Golding Hops; 15 g Golding Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.58 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.02 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Paul Slater
Calories: 230 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 20.3 g (Per .5L)

Created: Saturday October 3rd 2026

EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER (ESB)

by El Día de la Cerveza

OG: 1.053 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 33

ESB

by Sleeping Dog Brewing

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 33

English Bitter

by BrewChef

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 34

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

30.8

EBC (ebcmorey):

16.2

Mash pH

5.4

Cost £

16.07

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	EBC	Bill %
4.50 kg	Warminster Maltings - Maris Otter4.5 kg Maris Otter	£ 1.35 / kg £ 6.08	36	3.5	88.2%
0.20 kg	Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.2 kg Crystal 60L	£ 3.00 / kg £ 0.60	33	158.62	3.9%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - Aromatic Malt0.1 kg Aromatic Malt	£ 2.40 / kg £ 0.24	33	23.04	2%
0.10 kg	Weyermann - Special W0.1 kg Special W	£ 2.00 / kg £ 0.20	33.6	305.39	2%
0.20 kg	Crisp Malting - Torrified Wheat0.2 kg Torrified Wheat	£ 5.00 / kg £ 1.00	36	2	3.9%
5.10 kg / £ 8.12

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
35 g	Challenger35 g Challenger Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 2.45	Pellet	7.1	Boil	45 min	26.74	53.8%
15 g	Golding15 g Golding Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 0.75	Pellet	3.8	Boil	15 min	3.32	23.1%
15 g	Golding15 g Golding Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 0.75	Pellet	3.8	Whirlpool at 80 °C	10 min	0.74	23.1%
65 g / £ 3.95

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
22.665 L	Strike	68 °C	65 °C	45 min
8.64 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 14 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2.30 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.48 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 4.00 / each £ 4.00
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

BA5 Wells July 2025

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
105	7	16	60	105	60
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Notes

A classic strong English best bitter. Dry finish, piney hop mouthful, pleasant alcohol depth. It does not have the malt depth of the modern strong ales so it is more of a post 1945 classic Best Bitter, if a little higher in abv than planned

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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 %
35 g	Challenger (Pellet) 35 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 2.45	26.74	53.8%
30 g	Golding (Pellet) 30 g Golding (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.50	4.06	46.2%
65 g / £ 3.95

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