The Malt Miller Brew Day in a box recipe kits have been developed to make brewing with the very best ingredients as easy as possible. Each kit contains all the ingredients required, crushed malt, hops, style specific yeast and priming sugar. Plus, kettle finings, yeast nutrient and where applicable vegan finings. Full instructions for brewing beer from grain as well as a recipe specific brew sheet.

A balanced Best Bitter recipe designed for home brewing, combining classic British malt character with a gentle American hop influence. Built on a foundation of Maris Otter, supported by Munich and a touch of dark crystal malt, this home brew delivers rich biscuit, light toffee and subtle caramel notes with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel.

Willamette hops are used throughout the boil, bringing soft earthy, floral and slightly spicy character with a hint of dark fruit, complementing the malt rather than dominating it. At around 4.6% ABV, this is a highly drinkable, pub-style bitter that’s all about balance and sessionability. Fermented with WHC Fountainbridge yeast, the profile stays clean with a light ester character, tying everything together into a proper pint-style home brew.

Ingredients Included

Maris Otter 

Munich Malt

Dark Crystal

Willamette T90 Hop Pellets 100g

WHC Fountainbridge x 1 11g Packet

ProMix 1 Sachet

1 x Single dose Brausol packet

Dextrose Priming Sugar 200g

5.2kg Total Grain Weight

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Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub):Best Bitter
Batch Size: 23
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV %: 4.6
IBU: 38
Mash efficiency: 80

THE MASH
Temperature °C (Step 1): 68
Length (mins) (Step 1): 60
Temperature °C (Step 2): 75
Length (mins) (Step 2): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 60

Hop / kettle additions and timing:

60g Willamette @ 60mins

40g Willamette @ 5min

ProMix @ 10 min

Yeast: WHC Fountainbridge x 1 11g Packet
Fermentation temperature/steps:

20c 7-10 days primary fermentation. Then ramp to 22c for a Diac rest for 48 hours – then add Brausol to the FV and start your cold crash, ideally to 4c and hold for 5 days before moving to packaging

BrauSol:  Add into the fermenter 2 days before packaging

Carbonate to apx 2.4vol CO2 via forced carbonation if adding to a keg or with the 200g bag of dextrose to bottle condition – check out our priming calculator for exact amounts of sugar to add

Simple, yet effective refreshment that will undoubtably impress your family and friends – or just for you to enjoy and not share!!

Willamette Valley Best – Best Bitter Recipe Sheet Instructions

Brew Day in a Box – General Instructions

Our Brew Day in a Box recipe kits are suitable for both experienced brewers and those at the beginning of this amazing, rewarding hobby.

Each box is far more than just packaging, the design includes useful pop outs that can be saved to record your brew day notes and beer specifics such as starting and finishing gravity. Plus 4 beer mats and a tap handle hanger for writing your beer description.