Fellside - Bitter 12/11/16

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yashicamat
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Fellside - Bitter 12/11/16

Post by yashicamat » Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:23 pm

I decide that I ought to finally brew a bitter . . . for the first time ever! It's a style that I used to overlook somewhat, drawn in by hop-monsters and rich stouts, but I've rediscovered this classic beer style and thought it's about time I brewed one. I've roughly modelled this on Harveys Sussex Bitter . . very roughly!

Recipe:

25L brewlength, target OG of 1.042, 38 IBUs

3869g (92%) extra pale malt
336g (8%) crystal malt

Mash at 68 deg C for 60 minutes

23g Magnum 12.6% for 60 minutes (I know, not in the usual style, but I needed something to bitter with! I expect the flavour will be well muted with the boil length though)
27g Fuggles 3.2% for 30 minutes
27g Fuggles 3.2% for 5 minutes
Whirlfloc tablet for last 10 minutes

Safale S-04 yeast

Photos of the brewday;

HLT on for mash water

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Measuring out the water treatment;

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Mash tun pre-heated and ready

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Doughing in

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Tucked up for the mash

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First runnings re-circulated

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And into the boiler

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3-tier setup in action

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Slightly over target! Collected 30 litres at 1.042 :shock: This will be closer to about 4.8% when it's done I reckon!

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Bittering hops weighed out

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New steam extraction system working well

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30 minute hops

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Wort is looking good, nice colour and nice and clear

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Chiller in along with 5 minute hops

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Finally transfer into the FV

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It's now bubbling away very nicely! :D
Rob

POTTER BREWERY (mothballed 2020)

Fermenting: nowt (sadly). Drinking: still a few bottles of my imperial stout knocking about . . . it's rather good now

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Re: Fellside - Bitter 12/11/16

Post by orlando » Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:56 pm

That boiler looks like its seen some service. =D>
I am "The Little Red Brooster"

Fermenting:
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Drinking: Southwold Again,

Up Next: John Barleycorn (Barley Wine)
Planning: Winter drinking Beer

Sir-Rooty

Re: Fellside - Bitter 12/11/16

Post by Sir-Rooty » Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:50 pm

Hi mate

Nice pics. I've been contemplating some sort of steam extraction solution but don't have the space or option of using a cooker extractor hood. What's the extractor unit you have hooked up to your ducting there and where did you get it from?

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