Best Bitter with Challenger/Styrians

[Whorst]

Brewing this tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon your time.

10lbs. 2-row pale
.5lbs. 150L British Crystal
.25lbs. Special Roast
1oz. Challenger 6.5% AA @ 60
.50oz. Styrians 5.1% AA@ 60
1.25oz. Styrians @ 5
1 oz. Challenger @ 5
.25 Styrians @ flameout
Yeast: The real 05, White Labs WLP-005 British Ale
O.G 1.043
F.G 1.010
ABV. 4.3%

[Bobba]

mmmmm looks delicious! (i was talking about the recipe not your profile picture honest )

[Whorst]

I can only hope the hop and malt character are as bulbous!

[coatesg]

Great hop combination I've done something very similar in the past. For this, I would go 35-38IBU.

Question: What is special roast like in terms of malts available in the UK? Amber? (We don't get special roast here...)

[Whorst]

Great hop combination I've done something very similar in the past. For this, I would go 35-38IBU.

Question: What is special roast like in terms of malts available in the UK? Amber? (We don't get special roast here...)

"A highly malted barley that lends a biscuit character. Adds much desirable flavor to English ale styles. Will impart a reddish hue."

I find that it add a richness. I like rich, malt flavors that aren't roasty. I find that using special roast with 120L or 150L in small quantities
gives me rich malt flavor without roast flavors. I've never used Amber Malt, but they would appear to be similar.

[Manx Guy]

Sounds great!

That hop schedule looks very similar to Burton Bridge brewery's Golden Delicious - which is a (summery) Pale Ale but is in the ~30IBU region
One of my fav's this time of year

I bet it'll work well as a copper-ish coloured bitter....
Slainte!