summer bitter
Special/Best/Premium Bitter • All Grain • 36 L
High on crystal for flavour in a low gravity beer, but the Dry English Ale yeast is a high attenuator so it should not be cloying. The bitterness is set to balance any residual sweetness.
May 15, 2006 am 04:26am
Ingredients (All Grain, 36 L)
- 5.2 kg
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.
- 0.92 kg
British Dark Crystal
British Dark Crystal
Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.
- 60 g
Challenger - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Challenger
Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.
- 28 g
First Gold - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
First Gold
First commercial dwarf hop designed for aroma consideration in England, a very promising hop.
- 28 g
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 0 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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White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale
White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale
Clean, highly flocculant, and highly attenuative yeast. This yeast is similar to WLP002 in flavor profile, but is 10% more attenuative. This eliminates the residual sweetness, and makes the yeast well suited for high gravity ales. It is also reaches termi
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.037 | 1.040 - 1.048 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.008 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 18.7 SRM | 5 - 16 | |
| Alcohol: | 3.8% ABV | 3.8% - 4.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 38.9 IBU | 25 - 40 |
Discussion
Not a bad full flavoured bitter
2006-09-27 11:40am
I little high on the crystal - apart from that it came out pretty well.
