
Pale Ale
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • All Grain • 10 gal
October 2, 2000 pm 12:25pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 17 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 1/2 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1 lbs
German Light Crystal
German Light Crystal
- 1.5 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.2 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.
- 1 oz
Willamette - 5.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 2 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
-
Wyeast 1768-PC English Special Bitter
Wyeast 1768-PC English Special Bitter
A great yeast for malt predominate ales. Produces light fruit and ethanol aromas along with soft, nutty flavors. Exhibits a mild malt profile with a neutral finish. Bright beers are easily achieved without any filtration. It is similar to our 1968 London ESB Ale but slightly less flocculent.
Notes
Add 4.5 gallons of 135 degree strike water to the grains for a protein rest at 122 deg. for 30 minutes, stirring at intervals of 4 minutes. Raise temperature to 158 deg. with 170 deg. strike water. Add Crystal and Carapils malt and mash until conversion is complete. Test after 30 min. Sparge with 170 deg. strike water until you have 11 gal. of wort in your boiling kettle. Bring wort to a boil then add the Northern Brewer's hops. After 45 min., add the Willamette hops. After 15 min., add the Irish moss. After 13 min., add the Kent Goldings hops. After 2 minutes, turn off heat and let wort steep for 10 minutes.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.048 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 4.9 SRM | 6 - 18 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 30.9 IBU | 30 - 50 | ![]() |