Need a Competition Entry Bitter
Standard/Ordinary Bitter • All Grain • 5 gal
Basic Bitter, I'll let you know how it turns out!
January 5, 2005 pm 09:00pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 6.5 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.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .5 lbs
English Wheat Malt
English Wheat Malt
Light flavor, creamy head. For wheat beers, stouts, doppelbocks and alt beers.
- 1.2 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- .5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 0.50 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
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White Labs WLP002 English Ale
White Labs WLP002 English Ale
A classic ESB strain from one of England's largest independent breweries. This yeast is best suited for English style ales including milds, bitters, porters, and English style stouts. This yeast will leave a beer very clear, and will leave some residual s
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: | 8.1 SRM | 4 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 3.9% ABV | 3.2% - 3.8% | |
| Bitterness: | 33.9 IBU | 25 - 35 |
