What do you think ???

[Alton_Bee]

Tomorrow, Sunday, I am planning to brew the following recipe:

3 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
1 kg Vienna Malt
250 gm Crystal Malt
150 gm Aromatic Malt
100 gm Special B Malt
50 gm Chocolate Malt

The above has been put together while I type this post. Keeping both the Pale and Vienna malts at the same levels would you make any alterations or additions to the rest of the grain bill ??

The hops I have on hand are 100 gms each of Fuggles, Goldings and Target. What hops would you put with this brew ??

[BigEd]

Is there a particular style you are trying to hit with this recipe? What is your recipe volume?

[Alton_Bee]

Is there a particular style you are trying to hit with this recipe? What is your recipe volume?

No - I am not looking to hit a particular style other than a decent beer.

I am looking to make 5 galloons but this is also open to suggestions.

[BigEd]

OK, here's something that is more or less a slightly dark special bitter. I just plugged in some of the hops you have on hand.





AB ? Ale
October 21, 2006

Category English Pale Ale
Subcategory Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Recipe Type All Grain
Batch Size 20 liters
Volume Boiled 24 liters
Mash Efficiency 72 %
Total Grain/Extract 4.40 kg.
Total Hops 40.0 g.


3 kg. Maris Otter Pale
1 kg. English 2-row Munich o
.25 kg. British Crystal 55°L o
.10 kg. Belgian Special B
.05 kg. English Chocolate Malt
25 g. Target (Whole, 10.00 %AA) boiled 60 min.
15 g. East Kent Goldings (Whole, 5.00 %AA) boiled 10 min.
Yeast : DCL Yeast Safale S-04 Top Quality Ale Yeast

Predicted Special/Best/Premium Bitter Compliance
Original Gravity 1.046 1.040 - 1.048 100 %
Terminal Gravity 1.010 1.008 - 1.012 100 %
Color 18.66 °SRM 5.00 - 16.00 °SRM 76 %
Bitterness 35.7 IBU 25.00 - 40.00 IBU 100 %
Alcohol (%volume) 4.7 % 3.80 - 4.60 % 83 %
92 % overall








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[Alton_Bee]

Thanks BigEd - an interesting recipe - however does it make much difference that I have Vienna malt rather than Munich (Although I do have 500 gms of Munich) ??

[BigEd]

Thanks BigEd - an interesting recipe - however does it make much difference that I have Vienna malt rather than Munich (Although I do have 500 gms of Munich) ??

Oops I got the wrong one there. It wouldn't really make a big difference. Munich is just slightly darker than Vienna malt.

[mysterio]

BigEd's recipe looks brilliant, let me know how it is if you brew it!

[Alton_Bee]

Finally got time to brew this today.

A couple of changes made to the recipe though:

Used 500 gms Munich and 500 gms Vienna as when getting the grains found I didn't have 1 kg of Vienna as originally intended.

Also added 50 gms of roasted barley.

Other than that the grain stayed the same.

Currently heating the sparge water.