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Strong British Ale - British Strong Ale


An ale of respectable alcoholic strength, traditionally bottled-conditioned and cellared. Can have a wide range of interpretations, but most will have varying degrees of malty richness, late hops and bitterness, fruity esters, and alcohol warmth. Judges s

Flavor Profile: Medium to high malt character often rich with nutty, toffee, or caramel flavors. Light chocolate notes are sometimes found in darker beers. May have interesting flavor complexity from brewing sugars. Balance is often malty, but may be well hopped, which a

Ingredients: Grists vary, often based on pale malt with caramel and specialty malts. Some darker examples suggest that dark malts (e.g., chocolate, black malt) may be appropriate, though sparingly so as to avoid an overly roasted character. Sugary adjuncts are common,

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 British Strong Ale Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
British Strong
5.5 gal 7.45% 40.15 1.075 1.022
BIAB 6539
Steinans Auckland Pride Bitter
23 L 5.34% 31.41 1.053 1.012
All Grain 3927
Cornish Tin Miner's Ale
26 L 6.23% 39.84 1.058 1.011
All Grain 3261
DöG Summer Island Strong Ale
25 L 5.64% 40.74 1.055 1.012
All Grain 3031
000 - fullers vintage
14 gal 8.04% 52.08 1.080 1.019
All Grain 3030
British Honey Ale
5 gal 6.54% 35.94 1.065 1.015
All Grain 2731
Bitter Belgian Ale
15.5 L 7.27% 45.21 1.074 1.019
BIAB 2690
English Not Mild
11 gal 5.91% 46.89 1.061 1.016
Partial Mash 2563
41 - Brown Pilsner
22 L 6.18% 24.75 1.057 1.010
All Grain 2438
Brown's Banana Bread Ale
5 gal 7.46% 37.41 1.076 1.019
extract 2332

Newest British Strong Ale Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
quick recipe
2 gal 6.52% 45.29 1.066 1.017
extract 15
Strong British ale
6 gal 7.5% 69.73 1.073 1.016
All Grain 26
Awesome Recipe
1000 L 4.98% 9 1.051 1.013
All Grain 32
Big Abbot Ale
5 gal 7.46% 33.24 1.071 1.014
extract 44
Zero-Dark-Thirty
93 gal 9.67% 54.14 1.093 1.019
All Grain 56
Awesome Recipe
27 L 4.94% 19.12 1.058 1.020
extract 38
Out of The Blue
20 L 7.3% 12.87 1.067 1.011
All Grain 73
Homegrown & Wheat DME XBeeriment
1 gal 5.97% 58.75 1.057 1.011
extract 82
barreleye v4
400 L 10.09% 0 1.102 1.026
All Grain 62
British Strong Ale
5.25 gal 6.53% 41.29 1.072 1.022
extract 101

Fermentables Used In British Strong Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 254 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 70% 2% - 100%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 68 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 2% 1% - 10%
US - Pale 2-Row 66 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 64% 13% - 94%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 55 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 2% - 20%
Belgian - Biscuit 48 Belgian Grain roasted malt 23°L
35 9% 2% - 35%
Munich - Light 10L 44 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 14% 2% - 46%
Special B 42 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 5% 0% - 30%
United Kingdom - Amber 42 United Kingdom Grain base malt 27°L
32 8% 1% - 30%
Flaked Oats 40 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 7% 1% - 29%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 38 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 10% 1% - 63%

Hops Used In British Strong Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 223 5 34% 5% - 100%
Fuggles 155 4.5 33% 2% - 100%
Challenger 72 8.5 32% 8% - 100%
Cascade 71 7 31% 4% - 100%
Target 49 11.5 31% 8% - 100%
Magnum 49 15 37% 6% - 100%
Willamette 43 4.5 37% 16% - 100%
Chinook 41 13 24% 3% - 83%
Centennial 36 10 25% 2% - 100%
Northern Brewer 34 7.8 32% 2% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In British Strong Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 6 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 30% 10% - 44%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 28% 10% - 50%
American - Black Malt 4 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 14% 4% - 25%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 4 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 36% 27% - 50%
German - Carapils 3 German Grain crystal malt 1.3°L
35 24% 16% - 31%
Flaked Oats 3 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 25% 8% - 60%
American - Chocolate 3 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 13% 5% - 22%
Special B 3 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 44% 17% - 67%
Belgian - CaraVienne 3 Belgian Grain crystal malt 20°L
34 39% 38% - 40%
United Kingdom - Crystal 60L 3 United Kingdom Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 89% 67% - 100%

Yeasts Used In British Strong Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 135 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 48 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 38 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 32 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968 19 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Very High 69% 64°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 18 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 17 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007 14 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 75% 65°F 70°F
Wyeast - British Ale 1098 14 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-High 74% 64°F 72°F
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast 12 Danstar Ale Medium Medium 72% 64°F 70°F

Other Ingredients Used In British Strong Ale Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 74 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 47 Fining Boil 70% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 38 Water Agt Boil 57% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 37 Water Agt Mash 46% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 29 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 85%
Epsom Salt 29 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 21 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 38%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 17 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 98%
Table Salt 16 Water Agt Mash 2% 0% - 17%
Chalk 10 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 100%

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