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Big Brother Bitter
| Brewer: | Aaron Wiley | Email: | - | |||||
| URL: | http://www.bigbrotherbrewing.com | |||||||
| Beer: | Big Brother Bitter | Style: | English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 37 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.060 | FG: | 1.019 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. Belgian Munich 1 lb. British crystal 50L |
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| Steep: | During the brew I put the grains in the pot in a nylon sock while the water was cold. I brought the temp slowly up to 180F. Once the temperature reached 180F I removed the grain, squeezing all the liquid I could out of it. | |||||||
| Boil: | minutes | SG 1.085 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
| 7 lb. Extra-Light malt extract 4 oz. Molasses |
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| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Brewers Gold (8.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 5 min.) |
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| Yeast: | WYeast 1968 London ESB | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 1.3 volumes | Corn Sugar: 1.32 oz. for 5 gallons @ 72°F | ||||||
Recipe posted 08/01/06.