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Ordinary Bitter

Specifics

Style:

Standard/Ordinary Bitter — BJCP Style Information

Category:	English Pale Ale
Number:	08A

Low gravity, low alcohol levels and low carbonation make this an easy-drinking beer. Some examples can be more malt balanced, but this should not override the overall bitter impression. Drinkability is a critical component of the style; emphasis is still on the bittering hop addition as opposed to the aggressive middle and late hopping seen in American ales.

Commercial Examples: Fuller's Chiswick Bitter, Adnams Bitter, Young's Bitter, Greene King IPA, Oakham Jeffrey Hudson Bitter (JHB), Brain's Bitter, Tetley's Original Bitter, Brakspear Bitter, Boddington's Pub Draught.

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Brew Date:

September 17, 2016

Yield:

11 gallons

Color:

8 SRM

Bitterness:

36 IBU

Conditioning:

Keg

Batch No:	95
OG:	1.040

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

60 min mash @ 152

60 min boil

Had to substitute for the Goldings hops (I assumed I had them on hand).

- Subbed Mt. Hood for FWH

- Subbed Nugget for the 60 min addition

- Subbed Willamette for the 10 min addition

- Subbed Crystal for the 0 min addition

Used Fuggles according to the recipe

Original recipe called for Wyeast 1469

Recipe

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Grains

7.00 pounds

British Maris Otter Pale Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Premium base malt for any beer. Good for pale ales.

50% of grist

4.50 pounds

American Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

32.1% of grist

0.50 pounds

Crystal Malt 10L

Color (L):	10 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

3.6% of grist

0.50 pounds

Crystal Malt 20L

Color (L):	20 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

3.6% of grist

0.75 pounds

American Special Roast

Color (L):	50 °L
Info/Use:	Provides a deep golden to brown color for ales. Use in all darker ales.

5.4% of grist

0.75 pounds

Belgian Biscuit Malt

Color (L):	23-25 °L
Info/Use:	Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

5.4% of grist

14.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Hops

1.40 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: First Wort

6.3 AAUs

1.20 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

5.4 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Fuggle

Region:	United Kingdom, United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	East Kent Goldings, Willamette
Example:	English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's Ale; English ales

4.5% Pellets @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

1.20 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

5.4 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Fuggle

Region:	United Kingdom, United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	East Kent Goldings, Willamette
Example:	English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's Ale; English ales

4.5% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

6.80 ounces

Total Hop Weight

30.6 AAUs

Yeast

White labs 013 London Ale — Liquid — Smack pack

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