Testmatch Bitter
Standard/Ordinary Bitter • Extract • 5 gal
A simple session brew
March 12, 2006 pm 04:11pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 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.
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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 |
