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A Bitter To Be Proud Of
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Strong Bitter
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11 Gallons |
1.041 |
1.012 |
3.8 |
279.25 |
7.74 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 11.4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/11/2019 3:58 PM |
Notes: Step by Step
I use Crisp Malting’s British Pale Ale malt (made from Maris Otter) as my base grain, but other malts of a similar nature should work well. Remember, the bulk of the flavor comes from the base grain, so try to get British pale ale malt. The crystal malt should also be of British origin as it makes a substantial difference. I have had great success with Simpsons and Bairds, but feel free to substitute any high quality malt of a similar flavor and color from a different supplier. My hops are in pellet form and come from the UK via Hop Union or Hopsteiner.
Mill the grains and dough-in targeting a mash of around 1.5 quarts of water to 1 pound of grain (a liquor-to-grist ratio of about 3:1 by weight) and a temperature of 148 °F (64 °C). Hold the mash at 148 °F (64 °C) until enzymatic conversion is complete. Infuse the mash with near-boiling water while stirring or with a recirculating mash system raise the temperature to mash out at 168 °F (76 °C). Sparge slowly with 170 °F (77 °C) water, collecting wort until the pre-boil kettle volume is around 5.9 gallons (22.3 L) and the gravity is 1.035.
Add the bittering hops once the wort is boiling, The total wort boil time is 1 hour. During that time add the Irish moss or other kettle finings with 15 minutes left in the boil and add the last hop additions with 3 minutes remaining. Chill the wort to 68 °F (20 °C) and aerate thoroughly. If you have a nice, fresh package of liquid yeast, you can pitch it direct, although making a 1-liter starter is always a good idea.
Ferment around 68 °F (20 °C) until the yeast drops clear. With healthy yeast, fermentation should be complete in a week or less. Allow the lees to settle and the brew to mature without pressure for another two days after fermentation appears finished. Rack to a keg and force carbonate or rack to a bottling bucket, add priming sugar, and bottle. Target a carbonation level of 1–2 volumes depending on your packaging. If you are cask conditioning the beer, add priming sugar, any cask finings (gelatin or isinglass), and possibly dry hop with another ¼–½ oz. (7–14 g) of whole East Kent Goldings. Allow the beer to condition in the cask for several days and serve via a beer engine or by gravity feed at 50–55 °F (10–13 °C).
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Godiva Olicana Golden Ale
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British Golden Ale
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26 Litres |
1.049 |
1.011 |
4.91 |
35.17 |
4.1 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 34.62 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 78 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/23/2023 12:23 PM |
| Notes: |
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Yer Bum's Oot The Windae
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Irish Stout
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5.75 Gallons |
1.044 |
1.011 |
4.28 |
40.18 |
29.78 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 8.09 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 74 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/11/2023 6:20 PM |
| Notes: |
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Maple Brown Ale
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British Brown Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.015 |
4.51 |
29.59 |
21.54 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/23/2022 5:23 PM |
| Notes: |
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Going Bananas
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Dunkles Weissbier
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120 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.014 |
4.99 |
13.49 |
15.8 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 127 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 86 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/21/2021 6:13 PM |
| Notes: |
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Welcome Home New England IPA
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Blonde Ale
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10 Gallons |
1.086 |
1.021 |
8.64 |
1449.55 |
4.99 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.063 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 10 |
Creation
Date: 1/26/2021 2:59 PM |
| Notes: |
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Peanut Butter Porter
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English Porter
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10.5 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.015 |
5.83 |
23.4 |
34.57 °L
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679 |
5 |
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| Boil
Size: 12.54 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/15/2019 1:20 AM |
Notes: Peanut butter flavoring: add 44l ml/ keg
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Flowers Original Bitter
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Best Bitter
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19 Litres |
1.056 |
1.014 |
5.44 |
64.14 |
9.23 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.032 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/30/2019 6:20 AM |
| Notes: |
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05_Radagast The Brown Ale
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British Brown Ale
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4.8 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.017 |
5.82 |
31.53 |
23.21 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 1.17 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 10.23 psi |
Creation
Date: 8/30/2019 3:54 AM |
| Notes: |
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Tropical Zapote
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Tropical Stout
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100 Litres |
1.059 |
1.013 |
6.12 |
35.09 |
35.95 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 110 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/14/2019 4:45 PM |
| Notes: |
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Irish Stout
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Irish Stout
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3.25 Gallons |
1.044 |
1.013 |
4.08 |
35.2 |
38.86 °L
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679 |
2 |
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| Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.31 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/26/2015 6:18 AM |
| Notes: |
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British Bitter
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Best Bitter
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22 Litres |
1.044 |
1.011 |
4.26 |
29.72 |
11.59 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.034 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 4 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/25/2019 2:51 PM |
| Notes: |
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Jalapeno
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Blonde Ale
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30 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.013 |
5.06 |
17.06 |
3.39 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 38 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/29/2018 12:58 PM |
| Notes: |
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Blonde Ale
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Blonde Ale
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68.13 Litres |
1.049 |
1.008 |
5.34 |
21.92 |
4.61 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 75.7 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 2.6 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/29/2018 6:04 PM |
| Notes: |
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Baker's Gold
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British Golden Ale
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20 Litres |
1.068 |
1.012 |
7.45 |
20 |
10.6 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 4 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/5/2018 3:43 AM |
Notes: time to strike - 40mins
strike too hot (70) added 2l cold water drop to 69C
Mash tun max capacity - 21litres water + 6kg grain
During boil both hops bags opened, so hops in the fermenter
killed the yeast in the starter, so replaced with bakers yeast. v active within 3 hrs of pitching.
added 2.4oz white sugar - dissolved in boiling water then cooled, added to fermenter before wort. Good carbonation, evenly distributed.
3 litres trub in bottom of fermenter
18 bottles - 13.5 litres beer
gravity readings -
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American Pale Ale (APA)
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American Pale Ale
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40 Litres |
1.055 |
1.009 |
5.98 |
36.45 |
7.51 °L
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679 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 49 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 2.6 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: Kane Sugar |
Priming Amount: 6g/Liter |
Creation
Date: 4/18/2018 6:11 PM |
| Notes: |
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Light House Cream Ale
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Blonde Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.013 |
6.95 |
73.02 |
4.57 °L
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679 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 80 ° F |
Priming Method: DME |
Priming Amount: .5 cup |
Creation
Date: 1/13/2018 5:23 PM |
| Notes: |
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Citra Punch Pale
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.065 |
1.015 |
6.53 |
132.99 |
11.7 °L
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679 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/1/2017 5:43 PM |
| Notes: This recipe stemmed from having a lot of citra on hand and needing to get it used up. Really solid crowd pleaser that has e an added punch of hoppy goodness. Using the 60L makes a deeper caramel color. |
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Voss Oregonian
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American Pale Ale
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50 Litres |
1.054 |
1.015 |
5.09 |
46.12 |
5.77 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 53.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 74 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/25/2017 8:25 PM |
| Notes: |
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Blondy
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Blonde Ale
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7.5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.01 |
5.2 |
29.55 |
4.46 °L
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679 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 9 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 2.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/11/2016 4:41 PM |
| Notes: |
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