Breaking Bitter

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Breaking Bitter

Post by gm- » Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:44 pm

Brewing up another bitter today, should be nice and extremely drinkable beer to have on tap. I made a bitter last week with fuggles/challenger mix, and now I am using styrian goldings and bramling cross.

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.26 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.037 SG
Estimated Color: 8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 35.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.25 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
3.30 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 84.0 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.8 %
0.20 kg Carastan - 85L (85.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.4 %
0.14 kg Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.8 %
20.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - First Wort 6 Hop 6 14.4 IBUs
17.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 60.0 mi Hop 7 11.1 IBUs
14.00 g Bramling Cross [6.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 6.2 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
17.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 10.0 mi Hop 10 4.0 IBUs
14.00 g Bramling Cross [6.00 %] - Aroma Steep 60 Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
11.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Aroma Steep Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Whitbread Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP017) [35 Yeast 13 -

Fermenting: Oud bruin/Vienna Pekko SMaSH
On tap: Nelson dry hopped Berliner/ Scottish Heavy 70-/ NE IPA

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by mr x » Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:51 pm

looks good
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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by canuck » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:26 pm

Looks great Jon, hope to taste this at one of our next club meetings. :cheers:

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by gm- » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:52 pm

This beer turned out extremely nice, made 2 different bitters around the same time with simpler grain and hop bills, and they tasted like bitter pond water in comparison. Will be submitting a fresh batch of this beer to the Picaroons Homebrewing Comp.

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by LiverDance » Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:05 pm

gm- wrote:This beer turned out extremely nice, made 2 different bitters around the same time with simpler grain and hop bills, and they tasted like bitter pond water in comparison. Will be submitting a fresh batch of this beer to the Picaroons Homebrewing Comp.
Marris Otter, Crystal 80, and Aromatic is what one us the Garrison Brew off for Ordinary Bitter back in the day. Sounds like you've got a great plan :cheers2: I love Aromatic in a Bitter, brings such a great tastes.
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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by dean2k » Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:16 pm

Recently added aromatic to a bitter as well. But I noticed that this recipe and Jeff's Strongbad both use CaraStan. I tried to sub Carastan for Caravienne, but I'm not sure I like its added sweetness.
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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by gm- » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:01 pm

Here is a pint of it, becoming one of my favourite beers. Have made it 3x in a row now, and always good. And at 3.5% you can justify having 3-4 on a weeknight :spilly:
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Fermenting: Oud bruin/Vienna Pekko SMaSH
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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by jmacdonald » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:06 pm

I am now tossed up between making a RIS or this!

Out of curiosity, where did you find the Styrian Goldings? I do not see them listed at the places I normally purchase.

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by mr x » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:10 pm

The other thing about a 3.5% beer, is that high gravity brewing becomes very attractive. I'm betting I could push 20 gallons of mild out of a ten gallon brew day. ;-)

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by mr x » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:11 pm

Syrian goldings may be hard to come by, but for that style, there are lots of great substitutes.

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by GuingesRock » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:25 pm

mr x wrote:Syrian goldings may be hard to come by, but for that style, there are lots of great substitutes.

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by mr x » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:57 pm

Wow, good price for Euro SG. if I could get brewing more often, I'd grab a lb for some lagers.
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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by bluenose » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:16 pm

gm- wrote:And at 3.5% you can justify having 3-4 on a weeknight :spilly:
justify what exactly? :chug:
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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by gm- » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:57 pm

bluenose wrote:
gm- wrote:And at 3.5% you can justify having 3-4 on a weeknight :spilly:
justify what exactly? :chug:
Binge drinking on a weeknight to the speaker of the house :spilly:

Fermenting: Oud bruin/Vienna Pekko SMaSH
On tap: Nelson dry hopped Berliner/ Scottish Heavy 70-/ NE IPA

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Re: Breaking Bitter

Post by gm- » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:59 pm

jmacdonald wrote:I am now tossed up between making a RIS or this!

Out of curiosity, where did you find the Styrian Goldings? I do not see them listed at the places I normally purchase.
I bought a lb of it from OBK for $9.99 on sale, great price, and it looks like it is still pretty cheap. I have also made this beer with challenger/fuggles, and it was also very good, although I think I prefer the Bramling Cross/Styrian combo

Fermenting: Oud bruin/Vienna Pekko SMaSH
On tap: Nelson dry hopped Berliner/ Scottish Heavy 70-/ NE IPA

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