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Commodore SBA

Commodore SBA

Special/Best/Premium Bitter • All Grain • 24 L

joKing

Lets make some beer.

March 14, 2007 pm 04:55pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain24 L)

  • 5 kg Australian Pale Malt

    Australian Pale Malt

    A principal ingredient of cask ales using heritage barleys.

  • .25 kg Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • .25 kg Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

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

  • .25 kg Crystal Malt 20°L

    Crystal Malt 20°L

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

  • .5 kg German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 25 g Cascade - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 50 g Willamette - 6.6 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

  • 100 g Nelson Sauvin™ - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • 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: B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.044 1.040 - 1.048
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 10.8 SRM 5 - 16
Alcohol: 4.5% ABV 3.8% - 4.6%
Bitterness: 37.1 IBU 25 - 40

Discussion

joKing

Very Hoppy

2007-06-12 2:55pm

I won a gold medal in the bitter section with this ale. It took about 2 months for the real bitterness to subside. It was always hoppy.

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