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A. G. Bitterman

Brewer: Joe Marsh Email: -
Beer: A. G. Bitterman Style: English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
13 HCU (~9 SRM)
Bitterness: 35 IBU
OG: 1.057 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Water: Used bottled spring water
Grain: 10 lb. American 2-row
4 oz. Belgian aromatic
12 oz. American crystal 60L
Mash: 75% efficiency
Bring 3.5 G to 168° and dough in to 152-155°. Hold for 60 min. After conversion, mashed out @ 168° for 10 min and begin sparge. Balanced 5.5 Gal sparge water with Lactic acid to ph 5.8.

Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.048 6.5 gallons
4 oz. Brown sugar
Pulled 1 qt of first runnings and carmelized on stove for 20 min or until thick syrup and added to beginning of boil. 1t Irish Moss added at 15 min
Hops: 1 oz. Northern Brewer (7.5% AA, 80 min.)
.75 oz. Fuggles (4.6% AA, 30 min.)
.75 oz. Kent Goldings (4.4% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (aroma)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast: Wyeast 1275 Thames Valley 1 Qt starter
Log: Brewed 4/22/99, Racked to secondary 4/29/99, bottled 5/5/99
Carbonation: Primed with 2/3 c Brown Sugar

Recipe posted 05/17/99.