
Extra Strong Buzz
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • All Grain • 6.5 gal
Mile High Monks Recipe
September 25, 2002 am 11:52am
Ingredients (All Grain, 6.5 gal)
- 9 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 2 lbs
English Wheat Malt
English Wheat Malt
Light flavor, creamy head. For wheat beers, stouts, doppelbocks and alt beers.
- 2 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 1.5 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.
- 1/2 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 3/4 oz
Admiral - 12.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Admiral
Admiral hops are known for their high acid content, delivering a bold yet smooth bitterness. They showcase notes of orange citrus and herbal undertones, making them an excellent choice for crafting more bitter Pale Ales and ESBs.
- 5/8 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.
- 3/8 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 3/8 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
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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.
Notes
Mile High Monks Trying to brew a higher grav. beer that is not so dark so my wife will still drink it. Using leftover hopps from Sister Star of the Sun Brewing it 9-30-02 will post back with results.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.048 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 13.3 SRM | 6 - 18 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.8% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 33.8 IBU | 30 - 50 | ![]() |
Discussion
Brewed
2002-10-02 9:34am
Omitted the flaked barley, Changed 2- row to vienna Brewed it last night. Smells extra malty with subtle hopps. I will post again after racking.
Bottled
2002-11-14 7:00pm
Bottled last week after 3 weeks in secondary. Mash temp might have been a little too high, slight tannin after taste. I will post back when drinkable, hopefully will smooth out. P.S. Too early to tell but I think Buzz is there
Brewing ths again after all these years
2013-11-03 1:07pm
made it a couple of times. Mixed results. Here's to old favorites>