Commodore SBA
Special/Best/Premium Bitter • All Grain • 24 L
Lets make some beer.
March 14, 2007 pm 04:55pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 24 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.
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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
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.
