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English bitter - Best Bitter

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe — by mike

RECIPE INFO

Author: mike - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 72%
Calories: 142
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 0.63
OG: 1.043
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FG: 1.013
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IBUs: 27 (tinseth)
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Color: 9.7° SRM / 19.11° EBC
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Alcohol: 3.93%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Pale Ale - DE, 0 (88.4%), 39 ppg, 2 L, Mash
Carapils - DE, 0 (4.7%), 33 ppg, 2 L, Mash
Chocolate - BE, 0 (2.3%), 30 ppg, 340 L, Mash
Maltodextrin - US, 0 (4.7%), 39 ppg, 0 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Hallertau, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 4.5, 5.84
Opal, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 6.5, 8.44
Cascade, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 5.8, 7.53
Hallertau, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 10 Minutes, 4.5, 2.12
Opal, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 10 Minutes, 6.5, 3.06

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Fermentis Safbrew S-33, 70%

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