Phil's Special Bitter

[Seveneer]

Here's a very simple recipe for an easy drinkng bitter that I'm supping right now. It comes highly recommended but remember this is a 50l recipe so adjust to suit.

Phil's Special Bitter

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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5.2 0.50 kg. Flaked Barley America 1.032 2
92.8 9.00 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
2.1 0.20 kg. Crystal 150L Great Britain 1.033 150

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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80.00 g. Progress Whole 6.00 28.7 60 min.
20.00 g. Progress Whole 6.00 5.5 40 min.
20.00 g. Fuggle Whole 5.00 1.6 15 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.10 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)

ATB,
/Phil.

[BitterTed]

Oh yeah!!! That will be on the "to brew" list, just need to pick up some Progress hops. Thanks for posting that recipe Phil!! Cheers!

[Seveneer]

I've no idea, but I'm really pleased with how this has turned out so I'd recommend trying them.

/Phil.

[TheBigEasy]

Phil,
What type of yeast did you use?

[Seveneer]

SA-04.

I use it for almost all my beers. Infact everything except Hefeweizens.

/Phil.

[bod]

looks good chief, might give this one a go some time.

i always use muntons gold yeast for my brews, but i'm begining to think theres something else out there to try. i've experimented with a few Wyeasts in my time, but variety is the spice of life eh?

[Seveneer]

Hi Guys,

after a couple more weeks of maturation I've seen diacytal come and go whilst in the corny and this beer is just fabulous. I think I've found my house beer! If you are looking for a quaffing beer with a malty tast give this a go. Mash at 68C.

I'm drinking this beer now and I reckon as ales go this is one of the best I've made .

/Phil.

[Bigster]

ive seen diacytal come and go whilst in the corny

Who is this diactyl? And wasnt it uncomfortable in the corny?

Will give this brew a go once I get some progress hops - recently bought a selection of hops that I thought would see me through plenty of brews but didnt include progress

[Seveneer]

I'd never tried Progress before but, while I can't attribute the success of this brew to the progress hops, this is a very nice brew. Maybe it's the flaked barley.

/Phil.

edited to correct the drunken ramblings of a piss head with too much beer in him

[Andy]

Was it Terry Diactyl ?

[Vossy1]

Was it Terry Diactyl ?

I think Phil is saying, he was in the corni while watching this diacytl chap coming and going. Its never occured to me before but using a corni as a hiding place is a stroke of genius

[Seveneer]

Oh, the laughter