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Biggles' Bitter
Biggles is a fictional British pilot lampooned in Monty Python.
| Brewer: | Matt Arnold | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Biggles' Bitter | Style: | English Ordinary Bitter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 33 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.034 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 3.4% v/v (2.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Used boiled water throughout to drive off chlorine. Added 2 tsp gypsum and a pinch of Epsom salts to Burtonize my water. Check your local water report to determine the proper amounts to use. |
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| Grain: | 6 lb. British pale 8 oz. British crystal 50-70L |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| Single-step infusion mash at 151°F for 75 minutes. Mashed out at 160°F for ten minutes (undershot the 165 I intended). |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.024 | 7 gallons | |||||
| 1 tsp Irish Moss (rehydrated, added 45 minutes into the boil) | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5.6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5.6% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast #1098 British Ale, made a starter a day in advance. | |||||||
| Log: | Primary: four days at 70°F. Secondary: three days at 70°F, four days at 60°F. |
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| Carbonation: | Four gallons kegged and forced carbonated. One gallon bottled with 1/10 cup corn sugar. |
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Recipe posted 04/10/98.
