Borch's Best Bitter (B3)
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • Extract • 5 gal
This brew is actually an ESB, but I couldn't resist including my name in the title of the brew.
October 19, 2004 pm 09:34pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 0.75 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 6.6 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract
Liquid Amber Extract
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- .59 lbs
Dry Amber; Muntons
Dry Amber; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 1.5 oz
Target - 10.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 0.75 oz
Goldings - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 0.75 oz
Fuggle - 5.0 AA% pellets; 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.
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.048 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 15.1 SRM | 6 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.2% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 62.9 IBU | 30 - 50 |
