B3 ( B cubed) or The BBC

Brit Brew for the Bastards (B cubed) Alternately know as "The BBC" - Bastard's Bass Clone.

Brewer:	Soapbox Brewery (Mikey Darden)		Email:	floatnfly@hotmail.com
Beer:	B3 ( B cubed) or The BBC		Style:	English Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	14 HCU (~9 SRM)		Bitterness:	33 IBU
OG:	1.064		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	6.7% v/v (5.2% w/w)
Water:	Bottled spring water from supermarket. If your tap water can compare, mineral-wise, with the water in "Jolly Olde", then use that. Chlorine removed with charcoal filter, of course.
Grain:	1.5 lb. American crystal 20L
Steep:	Steep grains @ 150-170°F for 30 min. Remove before boil.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.091	3.5 gallons
	6 lb. Light dry malt extract 12 oz. Molasses
	1-3 tbsp each gypsum and Burton salts to boil. 1 tsp Irish moss @ 15 minutes before end of boil.
Hops:	1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 75 min.) 1 oz. Challenger (8% AA, 20 min.) 1 oz. Challenger (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP013 - London Ale. For less perceived sweetness, use WLP007 - Dry English Ale.
Log:	Primary for 1 week. Secondary for 1 week; 2 weeks if you have more patience and want a clearer beer.
Carbonation:	3/4 cup corn sugar boiled in 16 oz water added to bottling bucket.
Tasting:	Not exactly Bass Ale, but in the neighborhood. Right next door, I believe. Bass has a little more hop bite and is more "crisp" and lager-like. Small changes in the hop schedule and in aging, both secondary fermentation and bottle, would help this be a better clone. However, I like it just the way it is and will continue to brew it as is.

Recipe posted 04/29/04.