X 2014- English Bitter

First Wort Hop = while bag draining


Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1469
Yeast Starter: No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.037
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 33.7
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 8.3
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days @ 67 F
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.74 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.037 SG
Estimated Color: 8.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type %/IBU
0.25 tsp Gypsum (Boil 60.0 mins Water Agent -
6 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 83.7 %
9.0 oz Crystal 15 (15.0 SRM) 7.0 %
7.0 oz Crystal Malt - 85L (Thomas Fawcett) 5.4 %
5.0 oz Biscuit (Dingemans) (22.5 SRM) 3.9 %
0.70 oz U.S. Goldings [4.70 %] - First Wort 13.8 IBUs
0.60 oz U.S. Goldings [4.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min 10.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min 5.2 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins)
0.60 oz U.S. Goldings [4.70 %] - Boil 10.0 min 3.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min 0.0 IBUs
0.40 oz U.S. Goldings [4.70 %] - Boil 0.0 min 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Yeast

Process/notes:
Mash at 152 F for 60 minutes. I batch sparge. As you begin to drain your second runnings, add FWH. I add Gypsum, dissolved in warm water, at the beginning of the boil for a little more control than you might get from a mash addition. Note that I use U.S. Goldings (produced by Indie), which I get from my LHBS. I like these better than EKG. If you can get your hands on some, I highly recommend them. If not, no biggie. The Crystal 15 is domestic, but definitely source a British malt for the darker crystal. The Belgian biscuit was a tweak I made when I re-brewed for the final round. I think it gives it more character than Victory malt. I love Wyeast 1469, and use it for most of my bitters, porters and stouts. For this low OG, you do not need to make a starter. As with most of my beers, I ferment at around 67 for 3 weeks.