View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Bitter (strong) - CSB

Name: Bitter (strong) - CSB
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 44 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8.2 kg Maris Otter Pale; 400 g Crystal 60L; 80 g Pale Chocolate; 30 g Centennial Hops; 176 g Centennial Hops

Like this recipe?

Save this Recipe →Free account · keep it in your recipe box

Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 44 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 47 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: gozer
Calories: 115 calories (Per 250ml)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 250ml)

Created: Wednesday October 18th 2017

Original Gravity:

12.3 °P

Final Gravity:

2.6 °P

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

33.1

SRM (morey):

8.9

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.20 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.2 kg Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	94.5%
400 g	United Kingdom - Crystal 60L400 g Crystal 60L	34	60	4.6%
80 g	United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate80 g Pale Chocolate	33	207	0.9%
8,680 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Centennial30 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	9.2	First Wort	0 min	13.88	14.6%
176 g	Centennial176 g Centennial Hops	Pellet	9.2	Boil	5 min	19.2	85.4%
206 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
51.3 L		Infusion	--	68 °C	45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg

Yeast

Lallemand - Verdant IPA

Amount:	1.83 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 23 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	17 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 190 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Arvada, Colorado 2015

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

English Strong Bitter with Centennial hops.
I have swapped out Centennial for Loral or Mosaic with good results, and they have similar bitterness properties.

Yeast: my house ale yeast is Verdant/London III/1318, but S04 will do fine and I've used it multiple times.

Last Updated and Sharing

2,379

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2026-07-16 18:48 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
206 g	Centennial (Pellet) 206 g Centennial (Pellet) Hops		33.08	100%
206 g / $ 0.00