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1015 English Bitter

1015 English Bitter

Standard/Ordinary Bitter • All Grain • 5 gal

afterfx

Pale Ale with Nottingham Yeast

January 15, 2012 am 11:19am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 7 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 1.23 lbs Crystal Malt 10°L

    Crystal Malt 10°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 0.9 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.50 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

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

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

    A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.

  • Danstar Nottingham

    Danstar Nottingham

    The Nottingham strain was selected for its highly flocculant & relatively full attenuation properties. It produces low concentrations of fruity and estery aromas and has been described as neutral for ale yeast, allowing the full natural flavor of malt & hops to develop. The recommended fermentation temperature range of this strain is 14° to 21°C (57° to 70°F) with good tolerance to low fermentation temperatures (12°C/54°F) that allow this strain to be used in lager-style beer. With a relatively high alcohol tolerance, Nottingham is a great choice for creation of higher-alcohol specialty beers!

Style (BJCP)

Category: 8 - English Pale Ale

Subcategory: A - Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.040 1.032 - 1.040
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.007 - 1.011
Color: 5.0 SRM 4 - 14
Alcohol: 3.9% ABV 3.2% - 3.8%
Bitterness: 37.8 IBU 25 - 35

Discussion

afterfx

OG

2012-01-16 2:20pm

I batch sparged for 90 min @ 154º and still barely made style with 1.033 OG. Should make a nice session beer. I'll keep you posted. OK. After looking at my brew notes, that was a preboil reading. OG should read 1.039. Cleaning up nicely, though. Should be bottling this weekend.

afterfx

Cleaned up nicely

2012-01-29 2:00pm

FG was 1.007 very smooth and just right dryness. Will brew again. I'm liking working with Nottingham. Fast and clean fermentation, high attenuation, consistent results.

afterfx

PFG

2012-02-01 1:43pm

Had a couple of these last night. Damned fine beer. I'll do it again.

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