Best Bitter
A nice best bitter, I really like WL Bedford, gives a nice fruity quality without masking the hops and malts. Ferments dry so you want MORE
Brewer: | HEU Brewer | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Best Bitter | Style: | English Best (Special) Bitter | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 6 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 47 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.044 | FG: | - | |||||
Alcohol: | - | |||||||
Grain: | 9 lb. 8 oz. Thomas Fawcett Maris Otter Malt 3 oz. Belgian Special B 8 oz. Flaked barley |
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Mash: | 73% efficiency | |||||||
1 qt/lb at 150-152 °F |
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Boil: | 70 minutes | SG 1.031 | 8.5 gallons | |||||
Hops: | 1.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (4.8% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (4.8% AA, 20 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 10 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (aroma) |
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Yeast: | WL Plantinum Bedford, from tube | |||||||
Carbonation: | 1/3 cup priming sugar, racked to keg. Conditioned 3 days at room temp, vented, condition 3 days at cellar temps. |
Recipe posted 10/22/02.