Recipes: Best Bitter

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Style Profile based on 637 recipes

OG

1.046

FG

1.012

IBU

31

ABV

4.5%

BU:GU

0.68

Hops

4.3 g/L

Grain Bill Composition

  • 90% Base
  • 8% Crystal
  • 7% Toast
  • 1% Roast

Median % of grist by malt category

Common Hops

  • 54% East Kent Goldings
  • 27% Fuggles
  • 14% Challenger
  • 8% Target
  • 6% Styrian Golding
  • 4% Southern Brewer
  • 4% Cascade
  • 4% Northern Brewer (GR)
  • 4% Magnum (GR)
  • 4% Willamette

% of Best Bitter recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

  • 25% United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale
  • 11% Pale Malt, Maris Otter
  • 5% United Kingdom - Golden Promise
  • 5% United Kingdom - Crystal 60L
  • 4% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
  • 4% Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
  • 4% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
  • 4% Belgian - Biscuit
  • 4% Chocolate Malt
  • 4% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L

Colour = malt category ยท bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

  • 23% SafAle English Ale (S-04) Fermentis
  • 7% London ESB Ale (1968) Wyeast Labs
  • 5% West Yorkshire Ale (1469) Wyeast Labs
  • 4% English Ale Yeast (WLP002) White Labs
  • 3% LalBrew Nottingham Lallemand
  • 3% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
  • 3% London Ale III (1318) Wyeast Labs
  • 2% Danstar London ESB Yeast
  • 2% British Ale Yeast (WLP005) White Labs
  • 2% Thames Valley Ale (1275) Wyeast Labs

% of Best Bitter recipes using each strain

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