Normal Invasion Bitter
From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed May 8, 2024
Specifics
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BJCP Style Info: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
| O.G.: | 1.032 - 1.040 |
| F.G.: | 1.007 - 1.011 |
| ABV: | 3.2 - 3.8% |
| Bitterness: | 25 - 35 IBUs |
| Color: | 4 - 14 SRM |
| Info: | 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. |
General Information
| Method: | All Grain |
| 5.00 pounds | British Maris Otter Pale Malt | 87% of grist |
| 0.75 pounds | British Dark Crystal Malt | 13% of grist |
| 5.75 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
| 0.25 pounds | Brown Sugar, Light |
| 1.25 ounces |
Williamette 4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
5.6 AAUs |
| 0.75 ounces |
Williamette 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 |
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: Prepared by GWMAP |
Procedure
153F for 60 minutes |
Normal Invasion Bitter
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Brew Day Data
| Target | Actual | |
| Strike Water Amount: | 1.9 | |
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| Sparge Water Amount: | 5.8 | |
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| Pre-Boil Gravity: | ||
| Pre-Boil Amount: | 6 | |
| Post-Boil Amount: | 5 | |
| Boil Time: | 60 | |
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Brew Day Notes