Ordinary Bitter #1

[tec-9-7]

I'll contribute this one - it's my first step back into homebrewing after a prolonged absence...

19l batch - total boil time: 90 minutes

Water treatment: 3 tsp Burton Salts to water preboil

1.8 kg Briess Golden Light DME
227g 80° Crystal Malt

28g Willamette hops (5.4 AAU) for 75 minutes
7g Goldings hops (6.4 AAU) for 75 minutes
14g Goldings hops (6.4 AAU) for 5 minutes

White Labs WLP013 London Ale yeast (pitchable vial)

Primary ferment - 6 days (temp range 15°-17°C)

Secondary ferment - 6 days and counting (temp range 15°-21°C)

When I racked into the secondary, I siphoned off one bottle and added a dash of white sugar. I opened this yesterday and wow! Great body and mouthfeel for a 1.036 OG beer. Great caramel/toffee flavors, and a perfect balancing bitterness.

I anticipate kegging this beer over the weekend - a small amount of brown sugar to prime, and this keg should be tapped by 02/02!

[seymour]

Considering Willamette was bred as a higher yielding Fuggles replacement, this looks like a very true-to-style English ale indeed, down to water and yeast and everything. Nice work!

[barney]

Magic that yeast isn't it

[jimp2003]

That looks really tasty! Nice and simple - a classic bitter. I used willamette for the first time at the weekend and am looking forward to seeing how it turns out.