The Beer Recipator


The BreweryHomeSpreadsheetRecipesDiscussion

dark bramling bitter III

A recipe I've been tweaking for a while now.

Brewed as a 10 imperial gallon brew.

A nice English bitter, good for drinking most evenings.

Brewer: glyn nelson Email: -
URL: http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/glyn.nelson/
Beer: dark bramling bitter III Style: English Ordinary Bitter
Type: All grain Size: 10 Imp. gal.
Color:
22 HCU (~13 SRM)
Bitterness: 45 IBU
OG: 1.037 FG: 1.008
Alcohol: 3.8% v/v (2.9% w/w)
Water: none, I have quite hard tap water with very little temporary hardness.
Grain: 7kg British pale
1kg British crystal 95-115L
Mash: 68% efficiency
28 imperial pints of mash liquor. Could be a bit thinner to increase yield I think.

Mashed 68 ° C for 1 hour 15 min, stirring every 20 mins.

Sparged with 8 imperial gallons water at 60 ° C
Boil: 70 minutes SG 1.031 12 Imp. gal.
Added 1 tablespoon Irish moss in last 10 mins with final hops.
Hops: 3 oz. Kent Goldings (4.6% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Bramling cross (5.8% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Kent Goldings (4.6% AA, 15 min.)
1.5 oz. Bramling cross (5.8% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: Sachet of dried Safale S04 strain, woken in 1 pint of wort before pitching
Log: Ferments in ~3 days at 17-20 ° C. Left to settle for abnother 2-3 days before running off into barrel
Carbonation: Add 2 ounces sucrose to barrel to prime, then stored for 2-3 months before drinking.
Tasting: Try more mash liquor.

I think it is quite well balanced- could be a bit hoppier for the summer.

Recipe posted 05/28/10.