nothing special bitter

Easy to make, Hard to screw up.
Short lag from boil to belly; my house ale.
This recipe is a good base for tweaking.

Brewer:	mark branch		Email:	karass@webworkz.com
URL:	http://www.webworkz.com/~karass/beer.html
Beer:	nothing special bitter		Style:	English Ordinary Bitter
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.25 gallons
Color:	13 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	29 IBU
OG:	1.038		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	3.9% v/v (3.0% w/w)
Water:	No treatment, although we have very soft spring water.
Grain:	6 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L
Mash:	78% efficiency
	Single infusion mash @ 152f for 60 min in a cooler-tun. Mash out, batch sparge.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.032	6.25 gallons
Hops:	1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) 5/8 oz. Northern Brewer (8% AA, 15 min.) 5/8 oz. Northern Brewer (aroma)
Yeast:	I use Nottingham ale, which is tolerant of my cold kitchen.
Tasting:	U.K. Northern brewer dominates hop character.

Recipe posted 03/24/05.