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Home Bitter
| Brewer: | Andrew Henckler | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Home Bitter | Style: | English Ordinary Bitter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.0 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 31 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.037 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 3.5% v/v (2.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Adjust to mash pH5.3 with CaCO3 or lactic acid. | |||||||
| Grain: | 6 lb. British pale 8 oz. British crystal 50-60L |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Mash at 150-2° for 60 min. Mash out at 170°. Sparge with about 12 quarts water. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.031 | 6.0 gallons | |||||
| Use 1 tsp. Irish Moss in the boil, 15 min. from the end. It helps to rehydrate the IM first. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. EKG (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. EKG (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. EKG (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1968 in a 1 quart or larger starter. | |||||||
| Log: | Dry hop with half of the aroma hops. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Carbonate to 1.8 to 2 volumes (keg) or bottle with 1/2 cup corn sugar. | |||||||
Recipe posted 10/06/98.
