Barking Spider Session Bitter

I first brewed a "Palace Bitter" from Papazian's "The New Complete
Joy of Homebrewing" 2nd Edition circa 1991 that I got from Half Price
Books in Dallas, TX. It was a good beer, but I felt it was missing body, bitterness, and aroma.
To keep it a session beer, I added 8oz
Dextrin Powder, and substituted 1lb of the Light DME with Amber DME.

I'm a hop-head, and felt it lacked aroma, and bitterness. Increased the hop bill to 2oz each of 4.5% Fuggles, and US Kent Goldings.

I also changed the specialty grains from Crystal 60L to 90L.

Dextrins left over in beer are believed to be a major cause of Beer Farts. Hence the name, "Barking Spider Session Bitter". Wanted a big beer taste/feel that I can drink 2 or 3, and still play effectively
with the kids on the weekend.

Brewer:	Humblewine		Email:	wilcoxc_26149@yahoo.com
Beer:	Barking Spider Session Bitter		Style:	English Best (Special) Bitter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	25 HCU (~14 SRM)		Bitterness:	55 IBU
OG:	1.040		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	3.2% v/v (2.5% w/w)
Water:	PUR Filtered Water, added 1tsp Gypsum.
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 90L
Steep:	Tied the milled Crystal 90L in a grain bag, and steeped it in the 6 gallon wort while the temperature was rising to 170°F Used it like a teabag.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.033	6 gallons
	3 lb. 8 oz. Light malt extract 1 lb. Amber malt extract 8 oz. Dextrin Powder
	Full Wort Boil on patio using my 34qt pot, and burner stand. 1.5 tsp Irish Moss 8oz Dextrine Powder
Hops:	1 oz. Kent Goldings (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (4.5% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.5% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (4.5% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (aroma) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	English Ale Yeast WLP0002
Log:	Used home-made wortchiller with prechiller. Took ~15 min to reach 80°F. After sparging, temperature had hit 70°F. Pitched Yeast.

Recipe posted 06/08/09.