
Best Bitter by Ray
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • All Grain • 22 L
Brew day 29/12/03 the last for the year. First time I have brewed a bitter so I have decided on a nice heavy one.
December 28, 2003 pm 04:30pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 22 L)
- 5.0 kg
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 0.5 kg
Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann
Hefe-Weizen, Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Oktoberfest Beer, Nourishing Beer, Maibock , Schankbier, Light Beer, alcohol-reduced Beer , non-alcoholic Beer
- 0.38 kg
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 0.05 kg
Weyermann Carafa® I; Weyermann
Weyermann Carafa® I; Weyermann
Gives deep aroma and color to dark beers, bocks, stout, alt and schwarzbier.
- 0.4 kg
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 32 g
Target - 9.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 15 g
East Kent Goldings - 6.1 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 15 g
East Kent Goldings - 6.1 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
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White Labs WLP025 Southwold Ale Yeast
White Labs WLP025 Southwold Ale Yeast
From Suffolk county, England. This yeast produces complex fruit and citrus flavors. Great for British bitters and pale ales. Slight sulfur is produced during fermentation, which will disappear with aging.
Notes
The hops at 40 min are FWH
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: | 1.063 | 1.048 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.017 | 1.010 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 11.8 SRM | 6 - 18 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 44.5 IBU | 30 - 50 | ![]() |