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Testmatch Bitter

Testmatch Bitter

Standard/Ordinary Bitter • Extract • 5 gal

maltnhops

A simple session brew

March 12, 2006 pm 04:11pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 0.75 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 0.5 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 2 lbs Dry Light Extract

    Dry Light Extract

    White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.

  • 2 lbs Dry Amber Extract

    Dry Amber Extract

    Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.

  • 1 oz Brambling Cross - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Brambling Cross

    Grandparent of Saxon and Viking, they have a unique toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes.

  • 0.5 oz Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Target

    Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.

  • 0.50 oz Liberty - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • Wyeast 1275 Thames Valley Ale™

    Wyeast 1275 Thames Valley Ale™

    Produces classic British bitters, rich complex flavor profile, clean, light malt character, low fruitiness, low esters, well-balanced.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 8 - English Pale Ale

Subcategory: A - Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.041 1.032 - 1.040
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.007 - 1.011
Color: 11.3 SRM 4 - 14
Alcohol: 4.1% ABV 3.2% - 3.8%
Bitterness: 34.9 IBU 25 - 35

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