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Bosun's Bitter

Bosun's Bitter

Standard/Ordinary Bitter • All Grain • 3 gal

Art of Drinking

True to style(?) Ordinary bitter

November 25, 2006 pm 11:13pm

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Ingredients (All Grain3 gal)

  • 2.01 lbs Golden Promise Pale

    Golden Promise Pale

    An especially sweet and clean variety of barley which results in full and malty sweet beer. It has superb hush integrity and delivers fast and consistent mash tun drainage. This malt variety is perfect for brewing up a clear, bright pint.

  • 1.67 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.

  • 0.29 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 0.06 lbs British Crystal 55°L

    British Crystal 55°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

  • 0.11 lbs English Amber Malt

    English Amber Malt

    Roasted malt used in British milds, old ales, brown ales, nut brown ales.

  • 0.25 oz Brambling Cross - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Brambling Cross

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

  • 0.4 oz Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 0.25 oz Whitbread Golding (WGV) - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Whitbread Golding (WGV)

    Traditional English hop with a sweet and fruity aroma.

  • Wyeast 1098 British Ale™

    Wyeast 1098 British Ale™

    From Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65F.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 8 - English Pale Ale

Subcategory: A - Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.035 1.032 - 1.040
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.007 - 1.011
Color: 6.0 SRM 4 - 14
Alcohol: 3.5% ABV 3.2% - 3.8%
Bitterness: 32.5 IBU 25 - 35

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