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Recipe: English Original Bitter

Specifics

Style:

Standard/Ordinary Bitter — BJCP Style Information

Category:	English Pale Ale
Number:	08A

Low gravity, low alcohol levels and low carbonation make this an easy-drinking beer. Some examples can be more malt balanced, but this should not override the overall bitter impression. Drinkability is a critical component of the style; emphasis is still on the bittering hop addition as opposed to the aggressive middle and late hopping seen in American ales.

Commercial Examples: Fuller's Chiswick Bitter, Adnams Bitter, Young's Bitter, Greene King IPA, Oakham Jeffrey Hudson Bitter (JHB), Brain's Bitter, Tetley's Original Bitter, Brakspear Bitter, Boddington's Pub Draught.

Contributor:

Bryan Downs

Yield:

5 gallons

Calories:

101 (12 ounces)

ABV:

2.4%

ABW:

1.9%

OG:	1.030
OG (Plato):	7.56° P
FG:	1.012
FG (Plato):	3.07° P
Real Extract:	3.88° P
App. Atten.:	59.4%
Real Atten.:	48.7%

General Information

Method:	Partial Mash

Method:

Partial Mash

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Extract

5.00 pounds	DME - Extra Light	83.3% of grist
5.00 pounds	Total Extract Weight	83.3% of grist

Malts and Grains

1.00 pounds

Belgian Munich Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

16.7% of grist

1.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

16.7% of grist

Hops

2.00 ounces

Fuggle

Region:	United Kingdom, United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	East Kent Goldings, Willamette
Example:	English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's Ale; English ales

4% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

8 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Kent Golding

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for
Substitution:	Goldings, Target
Example:	Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Fuller's ESB; British ales

5% Pellets @ 40 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

10 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Kent Golding

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for
Substitution:	Goldings, Target
Example:	Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Fuller's ESB; British ales

5% Pellets @ 15 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

10 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Fuggle

Region:	United Kingdom, United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	East Kent Goldings, Willamette
Example:	English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's Ale; English ales

4% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: First Wort

8 AAUs

8.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

36 AAUs

Yeast

White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale — Liquid — 1 vial

White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale — Liquid — 1 vial

Fermentation

Primary:	6 days @ 75° F
Secondary:	15 days @ 68° F

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