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Steppin' Out in this Old Brown Shoe Bitter
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • Extract • 5 gal
A classic, malty ESB using the new Maris Otter extract from John Bull...
August 26, 2007 pm 04:56pm
4.5/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .75 lbs
American Victory
American Victory
Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.
- .25 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- .2 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .50 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.
- 7.0 lbs
Liquid Light Extract
Liquid Light Extract
A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 1.0 oz
Target - 12.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 1.0 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 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.
- 1.0 oz
Fuggle - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1 g
ONE Whirlfloc Tablet last 15 minutes - (omitted from calculations)
ONE Whirlfloc Tablet last 15 minutes
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Wyeast 1335 British Ale II™
Wyeast 1335 British Ale II™
Typical of British and Canadian ale fermentation profile with good flocculating and malty flavor characteristics, crisp finish, clean, fairly dry.
Notes
Do a stovetop mini-mash of the grains for 45 minutes at 152°F to get the most out of the Victory. I use two 3.5 lb cans of the new JOHN BULL MARIS OTTER PALE EXTRACT -- One at the beginning and one as a late addition with 20 minutes left in the boil. This helps reduce the caramelization and will give space to the natural maltiness of the Maris Otter.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.048 - 1.060 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 12.6 SRM | 6 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.7% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 51.4 IBU | 30 - 50 | |
Discussion
Into the secondary
2007-09-05 9:30pm
Racked this evening with a SG 1.015 -- Nice and clear -- medium amber. Strong sediment bed from that highly flocculant 1335 Wyeast. Smells woody and a bit toffee like.
Bottled -- tastes clean and bright
2007-09-20 9:29pm
This bitter came out clear as a bell after using Whirlfloc for the first time, and using Wyeast 1335 British Ale II yeast. Has a warm alcohol background in its youth and a nice clean bitterness -- not as malty a signature as I had thought the John Bull Maris Otter extract would give it. Will leave it in the bottle for 2 to 3 weeks before the first taste. FG: 1.014 (est)
Tastes like Fullers London Pride!
2007-11-17 1:53pm
Rich and malty with a long but tempered hop finish. Excellent brew. Sparkling clear (First time I used Whirlfloc --I'll never go back!) Really reminds me of Fullers. Will brew again!
Intense flavor and snappy bitter finish
2007-12-07 12:10pm
This one keeps getting better. The strong malty signature is like a burnt caramel up front -- not harsh or stout-like, but more in the aroma. The hops is becoming a cleaner, sharper flavor on the finish as these babies age. Only 10 left!
Last bottle of a fabulous bitter!
2008-02-18 8:07pm
I almost didn't want to open it, but the last George Harrison went down like a Liverpudlian dream...This was a VERY good ESB -- the best I have made. Tastes very much like a Fuller's London Pride, but with a slightly richer caramel present at first. A distinct maltiness lingers, but is perfectly balanced with the woody hops after the swallow. Yummy. MUST brew again.
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