Special Bitter
The nicest special bitter I ever brewed, despite 24 hours of high temp at initial fermentation (around 28 Celcius)
Brewer: | Darren | Email: | bookakurra@hotmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Special Bitter | Style: | English Best (Special) Bitter | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 45 liters | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 29 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.052 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 8kg American 2-row 1kg British crystal 135-165L 100g British black patent |
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Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
Single infustion mash at 68° Celcius for 90 minutes, raise to 75° for mashout. | ||||||||
Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.046 | 50 liters | |||||
1kg Brown sugar | ||||||||
Hops: | 50g Pride of Ringwood (8% AA, 60 min.) 40g Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.) 40g Fuggles (aroma) |
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Yeast: | PEET Classic English Ale. Great Australia Liquid yeast cultures from this guy! | |||||||
Log: | 5 days in Primary then racked. Fined after another 10 days then racked again. Kegged 26 days after brewing. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Force carbonated |
Recipe posted 07/19/00.