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Clydes American Bitter

Clydes American Bitter

Best Bitter • Extract • 5 gal

ClydeG

This turned out pretty good. Not as hoppy as tool estimator indicated, probably 40-43IBU but very drinkable.

October 21, 2017  11:52am

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .5 lbs Crystal 15;Great Western

    Crystal 15;Great Western

    A lightly roasted two-row malt. The slight caramel flavor and light color provides the brewer with subtlety in the recipe.

  • 1 lbs Victory® Malt;Briess

    Victory® Malt;Briess

    Biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • With an aroma of baking bread, Victory® Malt is great in Nut Brown Ales and other dark beers. • Special processing develops the biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors that are distinctive in Victory® Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .4 lbs Cara-Pils® Malt;Briess

    Cara-Pils® Malt;Briess

    Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 3 lbs Liquid Extra Light;Muntons

    Liquid Extra Light;Muntons

    Made from the lightest available lager malt, processed carefully with the gentlest heat necessary to ensure that the resultant extract is the lightest possible from 100% malt.

  • 3 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract);Briess

    CBW® Pilsen Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract);Briess

    Neutral to subtle flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Pilsen Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malts and water. It is the lightest pure malted barley extract available and produces a very crisp, clear wort. • CBW® Pilsen Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance.

  • .7 oz Columbus -15.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Columbus

    Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.

  • .5 oz Amarillo® -10.3 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 oz Chinook -14.1 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Chinook

    Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • Lallemand3767Windsor

    Lallemand3767Windsor

    Estery to palate and nose, slight fresh yeast flavor. Ales are described as full-bodied, fruity English Ales.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 -British Bitter

Subcategory: B -Best Bitter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.058 1.040 -1.048
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 -1.012
Color: 10.6 SRM 8 -16
Alcohol: 5.9% ABV 3.8% -4.6%
Bitterness: 56.2 IBU 25 -40

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