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BrewBlog: Normal Invasion Bitter

Specifics

Style:

Standard/Ordinary Bitter — BJCP Style Information

Category:	English Pale Ale
Number:	08A

Low gravity, low alcohol levels and low carbonation make this an easy-drinking beer. Some examples can be more malt balanced, but this should not override the overall bitter impression. Drinkability is a critical component of the style; emphasis is still on the bittering hop addition as opposed to the aggressive middle and late hopping seen in American ales.

Commercial Examples: Fuller's Chiswick Bitter, Adnams Bitter, Young's Bitter, Greene King IPA, Oakham Jeffrey Hudson Bitter (JHB), Brain's Bitter, Tetley's Original Bitter, Brakspear Bitter, Boddington's Pub Draught.

Brewer:

Dustin Zastera

Brew Date:

August 9, 2007

Yield:

5 gallons

Batch No:

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

5.00 pounds

British Maris Otter Pale Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Premium base malt for any beer. Good for pale ales.

87% of grist

0.75 pounds

British Dark Crystal Malt

Color (L):	145-188 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.

13% of grist

5.75 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	0.78 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 0.8 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	5.8 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	1.2 gallons
Total Water Needed:	7.7 gallons	6 gallons (runoff) + 1.2 gallons (grain absorbtion) + .5 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	1.9 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.8 gallons	7.7 gallons (total water) – 1.9 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Adjuncts

0.25 pounds

Brown Sugar, Light

Hops

1.25 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

5.6 AAUs

0.75 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.5% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Dry Hop

3.4 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

9 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Equipment Profile

Red rectangular cooler

Batch Size:	5 gallons	Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0 gallons
Efficiency:	80%	Mash Tun Weight:	10 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10 gallons
Loss:	.5 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	.3 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Suitable for larger batches, up to 25 pounds of grain in a thick mash.

Water Profile

Hastings, Minnesota

Calicum:	55 ppm
Bicarbonate:	196 ppm
Sulfate:	7.9 ppm
Chloride:	8.9 ppm
Sodium:	3 ppm
Magnesium:	24 ppm
PH:	7.4%
Notes:	Taken from: "Ground Water Quality in Cottage Grove, MN, June 2000" Prepared by GWMAP

Procedure

153F for 60 minutes

153F for 60 minutes

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