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BrewBlog: Simple Bitter

Specifics

Style:

Special/Best/Premium Bitter — BJCP Style Information

Category:	English Pale Ale
Number:	08B

A flavorful, yet refreshing, session 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 London Pride, Coniston Bluebird Bitter, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Adnams SSB, Young’s Special, Shepherd Neame Masterbrew Bitter, Greene King Ruddles County Bitter, RCH Pitchfork Rebellious Bitter, Brains SA, Black Sheep Best Bitter, Goose Island Honkers Ale, Rogue Younger’s Special Bitter.

Brewer:

Lon Chubiz

Brew Date:

September 1, 2014

Yield:

5 gallons

Calories:

180 (12 ounces)

Conditioning:

Bottles

ABV:

6.8%

ABW:

5.3%

Bottling ABV:

7.3%

Batch No:	17
OG:	1.056
OG (Plato):	13.81° P
Reading 1:	1.005
FG:	1.005
FG (Plato):	1.28° P
Real Extract:	3.55° P
App. Atten.:	90.7%
Real Atten.:	74.3%
Status:	Primary

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Cost:	20

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

10.00 pounds

Rahr Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

83.3% of grist

1.00 pounds

Crystal Malt 20L

Color (L):	20 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

8.3% of grist

1.00 pounds

British Dextrin (Cara-Pils) Malt

Color (L):	10-14 °L
Info/Use:	Adds body; aids head retention. For porters, stouts and heavier bodied beers.

8.3% of grist

12.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6.7 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	12 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.6 gallons
Total Water Needed:	10.3 gallons	6.7 gallons (runoff) + 2.6 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	6.3 gallons	10.3 gallons (total water) – 4 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

0.75 ounces

Target

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	10 - 12%
Notes:	Accounts for 40% of United Kingdom hop production.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma.
Substitution:	Northdown, Progress
Example:	Ale, Lager; Young's Special London Ale

11% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

8.3 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Kent Golding

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for
Substitution:	Goldings, Target
Example:	Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Fuller's ESB; British ales

5% Pellets @ 15 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2.5 AAUs

1.25 ounces

Total Hop Weight

10.8 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Yeast

Name:	Nottingham
Manufacturer:	Danstar
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	75%
Temperature Range:	57–70°F
Amount:	12 gr

Fermentation

Primary:

15 days @ 68° F

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