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Basic English Bitter

155 calories 16 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Don C
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created Friday September 13th 2019
1.047
1.012
4.59%
26.92
6.02
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 50%
3 lb Briess - DME Sparkling Amber3 lb DME Sparkling Amber 44.6 10 50%
6 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.5 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 3.7 25%
1 oz Pilgrim1 oz Pilgrim Hops Leaf/Whole 10.8 Boil 50 min 23.22 50%
0.5 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Dry Hop 7 days 25%
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1098
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.5 oz       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Target batch size 5.5 22  
Boil water added to kettle 2.54 10.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.46 1.8  
Starting boil volume 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.25 -5  
Hops absorption losses -0.06 -0.2  
Top off amount 3.81 15.2  
Total: 6.35 25.4
Author: Don C, Method: Extract, Style: Best Bitter, ABV 4.59%, IBU 26.92, SRM 6.02, Fermentables: (Dry Malt Extract - Light, DME Sparkling Amber) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Pilgrim)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-15 12:19 UTC