
F*** me that's bitter!
Special/Best/Premium Bitter • All Grain • 45 L
Wasn't really bothered about bitterness. I was going for a low strength IPA with all the hop presence of it's stronger cousins.
February 18, 2013 am 04:20am
Ingredients (All Grain, 45 L)
- 8 kg
Maris Otter Malt; Bairds Malt
Maris Otter Malt; Bairds Malt
Maris Otter is a British barley malt variety known for producing beers with a full malty flavor.
- 0.3 kg
British Dark Crystal
British Dark Crystal
Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.
- 0.1 kg
Chocolate Malt; Bairds Malt
Chocolate Malt; Bairds Malt
This product is used in the production of Porters and sweet Stouts. The flavour is sharp and somewhat acrid. A great deal of care is needed in the use of this material because of its intense colour and flavour. Manufacture is similar to Amber malt but higher final temperatures are used. Flavour again is due to pyrazines and pyrroles.
- 100 g
Bravo™ - 17.0 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Bravo™
Bravo is a second generation super high alpha variety that was developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released in 2006. It has good resistance to powdery mildew. Bravo is an excellent bittering hop that provides pleasant fruity and floral aroma characteristics.—usahops.org
- 100 g
Apollo - 17.0 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Apollo
This super high alpha variety was developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released in 2006. It is resistant to powdery and downy mildew. The very high alpha, good storage stability and low cohumulone ratio makes it an excellent choice for bittering. Added late into the boil it provides a strong grapefruit and hoppy note.—usahops.org
- 100 g
Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; boiled 10 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.
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Wyeast 1469-PC West Yorkshire Ale
Wyeast 1469-PC West Yorkshire Ale
This strain produces ales with a full chewy malt flavor and character, but finishes dry, producing famously balanced beers. Expect moderate nutty and stone-fruit esters. Best used for the production of cask-conditioned bitters, ESB and mild ales. Reliably flocculent, producing bright beer without filtration.
Notes
100g Citra added at flame out
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.042 | 1.040 - 1.048 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.008 - 1.012 | ![]() |
Color: | 14.8 SRM | 5 - 16 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.3% ABV | 3.8% - 4.6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 149.9 IBU | 25 - 40 | ![]() |