Manchester Cobblestone Bitter

Brewer:	Joel "Paddlewheeler" Plutchak		Email:	plutchak@hotmail.com
Beer:	Manchester Cobblestone Bitter		Style:	English Best (Special) Bitter
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	14 HCU (~9 SRM)		Bitterness:	39 IBU
OG:	1.044		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water:	Acidified. Gypsum and calcium chloride added to mash water.
Grain:	4 lb. American 2-row 4 lb. British pale 1 lb. Belgian aromatic 2 oz. Belgian Special B
Mash:	65% efficiency
	154°F, 45 minutes.
Boil:	75 minutes	SG 1.034	6.5 gallons
	Irish moss at T-15 minutes.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.9% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.9% AA, 20 min.) 0.5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.9% AA, 10 min.) 0.5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.9% AA, 0 min.)
Yeast:	Safale US-56. This should really have a more interesting British yeast, but it was an impromptu brew session.
Carbonation:	Mild carbonation.

Recipe posted 11/10/07.