Summer's Bitter End 2
Special/Best/Premium Bitter • Extract • 5 gal
Return to homebrewing after 2 yr hiatus.
August 1, 2009 am 08:35am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 4 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 1 lbs
Dry Amber Extract
Dry Amber Extract
Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.
- 1 oz
Centennial - 9.7 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 0.50 oz
Cascade - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 0.50 oz
Cascade - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
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White Labs WLP013 London Ale
White Labs WLP013 London Ale
Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for classic British pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.040 | 1.040 - 1.048 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 13.5 SRM | 5 - 16 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.1% ABV | 3.8% - 4.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 32.6 IBU | 25 - 40 |
Discussion
Not as good as I had hoped
2009-12-31 11:47am
Overly hoppy, not enough malt backbone. May be been infected.
