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Best Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 86% (ending kettle)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.8 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday May 14th 2020

Summertime English Ale

by benjmitchell

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.4% IBU: 31

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

30.2

SRM (morey):

6.8

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 kg Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	87%
0.50 kg	German - CaraRed0.5 kg CaraRed	34	20	10.9%
0.10 kg	Flaked Corn0.1 kg Flaked Corn	40	0.5	2.2%
4.60 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
35 g	East Kent Goldings35 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	85 min	21.44	46.7%
25 g	East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	20 min	8.72	33.3%
15 g	East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	0 min		20%
75 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
75 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 75 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops		30.16	100%
75 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15.9 L	Strike	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
15.25 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.50 tsp	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 tsp	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	14 - 21 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	19 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.6 bar Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 1.3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Burton on Trent (historic)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
23	2	7	25	42	21.3
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Last Updated: 2020-07-18 09:38 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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