This is a slight variation of
Cursed Bitter, which was the best ESB I've ever made. Jamie Savoie is getting one keg in exchange for a Saison. Tomorrow is brew day!
Recipe: Bitter Off Dead
Brewer: Chris Craig
Asst Brewer:
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 49 l
Post Boil Volume: 45 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 42 l
Bottling Volume: 42 l
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 11.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 76.8 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 kg Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 4.7 %
8.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 79.1 %
1.00 kg Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3 9.3 %
0.50 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.7 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 100L (100.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.3 %
120 g Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 Hop 6 35.2 IBUs
50 g Fuggles [4.40 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 7.9 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 8 -
50 g Fuggles [4.40 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) [35.49 Yeast 10 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10.75 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 36 l of water at 76 C 67 C 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 16l, 16l) of 24 C water
Notes: I made a 2L starter for this.