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Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • All Grain • 10.5 gal

timmomyces

Beautiful amber and balanced Premium Bitter with a new world hop twist

October 9, 2011 pm 12:20pm

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Ingredients (All Grain10.5 gal)

  • 20 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • 2 lbs Caramunich® TYPE II; Weyermann®

    Caramunich® TYPE II; Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Golden-brown, slightly aromatic kernels. Contributes light-amber to coppery color to finished beer. Adds mouthfeel as well as gentle malt accent to brew. Recommended Quantities: Up to 5% of total grain bill for pler beers, up to 20% for darker beers Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Bockbier, Dunkel Ales: Red, Brown, Amber, Malt Liquor

  • .5 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 2.00 oz Perle - 9.5 AA% whole; boiled 90 min

    Perle

    Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy

  • 0.50 oz Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; 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.

  • 0.50 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.50 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 0.50 oz Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; boiled 5 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.

  • 0.50 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 8 - English Pale Ale

Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.053 1.048 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.016
Color: 12.4 SRM 6 - 18
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.6% - 6.2%
Bitterness: 40.8 IBU 30 - 50

Discussion

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Brewers Notes

2011-10-10 11:17pm

Mash @ 154F for 30 min. Mash out @ 168F for 10 min. perform a vorloff until the wort is crystal clear then begin sparging. Sparge @ 172F until runoff gravity is 1.010 or kettle volume is achieved. Begin boil then add bittering hops after 10 minutes of vigorous boiling perform a 90 minute boil, remember to add irish moss 15 minutes from end of boil along with your first finishing hops. After boil is complete cool the wort to 66F and add yeast. I love wyeast 1968 london esb for this recipe but have also tried 1272 American Ale II and noticed a much fruitier finish. Please feel free to post any comments or questions

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