Black Sheep Special Bitter

[Jim]

I've had problems adding to much gypsum.

I wonder if the the lack of body has anything to do with the malt? Some carapils might help.

I don't think it's the malt. The last brew I made was with Golden Promise pale malt and because it's a light-coloured malt my pH was spot on 5.2 (well, as near as pH papers can show). The body of that brew was absolutely fine.

[SKING]

Jim, any chance you could just confirm the final recipe quantities for me - i'm not sure I fully understand at what stages to dump the hops in? By the way, i've been busy doing AG brews since my last post, including a Grolsch clone now the weather is colder - particularly impressed by this - far superior to any lager kit I have ever made!. I have to say the results are great - the only downside is the time, but I guess it's all in the prep and being a bit organised!

Cheers!

[Jim]

Oops, sorry Sking!

Someone else pm'd me for the final quantities, so here they are:

Grist
3.7kg Marris Otter Pale Malt
300g Crysatl Malt
450g Torrefied Wheat
20g Roast Barley

Hops
After 15 minutes boil:-
11g Progress (7.3%)
15g Challenger (5.6%)

60 minutes later:
46g Fuggles (4.5%)
48g Golding (4.3%)

Boil for further 15mins then switch off and add:
15g Goldings

OG 44
IBUs 36

I got a lower than expected extract (70% brewhouse efficiency), only 38, so you would need to adjust the grain up (or down) to account for your own typical efficiency. If I'd reached target gravity, I would have put 15g of Goldings in the primary as well.

[Toast]

Having just drunk the last of AG2 'BlackShawp' Black Sheep clone almost identical to this, [it wasn't even three weeks old and I thought was going to be a disaster after fermentaiton was at 26oC], I shall be making this one again! Friends helped drink it I would like to point out!

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Doing this tomorrow

Edit....
Just checked hop stock
I've got..
Aurora
E.K Goldings
Fuggles
Northdown
Pearle
Target

Any advice on hop substitutes and weights would be appreciated.

John