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Barking Spider Session Bitter

I first brewed a "Palace Bitter" from Papazian's "The New Complete
Joy of Homebrewing" 2nd Edition circa 1991 that I got from Half Price
Books in Dallas, TX. It was a good beer, but I felt it was missing body, bitterness, and aroma.
To keep it a session beer, I added 8oz
Dextrin Powder, and substituted 1lb of the Light DME with Amber DME.

I'm a hop-head, and felt it lacked aroma, and bitterness. Increased the hop bill to 2oz each of 4.5% Fuggles, and US Kent Goldings.

I also changed the specialty grains from Crystal 60L to 90L.

Dextrins left over in beer are believed to be a major cause of Beer Farts. Hence the name, "Barking Spider Session Bitter". Wanted a big beer taste/feel that I can drink 2 or 3, and still play effectively
with the kids on the weekend.

Brewer: Humblewine Email: wilcoxc_26149@yahoo.com
Beer: Barking Spider Session Bitter Style: English Best (Special) Bitter
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
25 HCU (~14 SRM)
Bitterness: 55 IBU
OG: 1.040 FG: 1.015
Alcohol: 3.2% v/v (2.5% w/w)
Water: PUR Filtered Water, added 1tsp Gypsum.
Grain: 1 lb. American crystal 90L
Steep: Tied the milled Crystal 90L in a grain bag, and steeped it in the 6 gallon wort while the temperature was rising to 170°F Used it like a teabag.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.033 6 gallons
3 lb. 8 oz. Light malt extract
1 lb. Amber malt extract
8 oz. Dextrin Powder
Full Wort Boil on patio using my 34qt pot, and burner stand.
1.5 tsp Irish Moss
8oz Dextrine Powder
Hops: 1 oz. Kent Goldings (4.5% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Fuggles (4.5% AA, 45 min.)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.5% AA, 45 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (4.5% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (aroma)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast: English Ale Yeast
WLP0002
Log: Used home-made wortchiller with prechiller. Took ~15 min to reach 80°F. After sparging, temperature had hit 70°F. Pitched Yeast.

Recipe posted 06/08/09.