Session Bitter

Western Brewer · Post by **Western Brewer** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:34 pm

Got this recipe in the last issue of Brew Your Own mag. Thinking of making it. Any comments?
7lb. Pale ale malt (Maris Otter?)
.5lb Crystal malt 120l
.25 Special roast malt
1.3oz East Kent Goldings 60 min.
.5oz East Kent Goldings 30 min.
.5oz East Kent Goldings 1 min.
White labs WLP002 English Ale

OG 1.038 FG 1.011 3.5 ABV (Recipe figures)

OG 1.035 FG 1.009 3.39 ABV (Beertools figures)

BTW there's another recipe for a beer called...

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Sweet Stout. Any takers?
It's a long recipe but will copy it out if anyones interested. Uses a llot of stuff probably only available State side though eg. Hershey's dark cocoa powder.
Regards Mark

oblivious · Post by **oblivious** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:50 pm

Where are you getting the Special roast malt from, or do you know an equivalent?

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:29 pm

Session/ordinary bitters are my favourite beers, that recipe looks solid enough. I tend to increase the flavour/aroma hops to at least double that, but that's just me. If you're looking for a nice, hoppy nose, steep a full 60 grams of goldings or styrians at the end. Adjust the recipe in your chosen calculator so that you'll get around 1.038 in your system. WLP002 is an excellent yeast, too.

You could replace the Special Roast with amber or brown malt, or toast your own. I'm not sure where you'd find crystal 120 either.

I personally prefer Golden Promise as a base but MO is equally as good.

inthedark · Post by **inthedark** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:32 pm

Crystal 120 is what I got when I ordered crystal from H&G.

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:34 pm

That recipe is in Lovibond, the crystal from H&G is 125 EBC which is equivilent to roughly 60L.

I mean you could substitute without any problems, it just wouldnt be exactly as the recipe intended.

Just noticed the Hop Shop sell dark crystal malt which looks like what you'd want for that particular recipe.

inthedark · Post by **inthedark** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:50 pm

Aah, I see. Is this just colour, or are there flavour differences too?

steve_flack · Post by **steve_flack** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:58 pm

No, the darker crystal is more raisin-y in flavor...more like special B (though not quite the same). You can get dark crystal in the UK (you need something around 200-220EBC). It's nice to mix the light and dark crystals - you get a fuller, more rounded flavour.

steve_flack · Post by **steve_flack** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:01 pm

mysterio wrote: Just noticed the Hop Shop sell dark crystal malt which looks like what you'd want for that particular recipe.

I think it's my fault they started stocking it

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:14 pm

I might email H&G to see if they'll bring in some dark crystal... they must be sick of me asking to order in weird and wonderful yeasts though

oblivious · Post by **oblivious** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:54 pm

I will be looking for some in my order next week

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:58 am

Western Brewer wrote: Peanut Butter & Chocolate Sweet Stout. Any takers?
It's a long recipe but will copy it out if anyones interested. Uses a llot of stuff probably only available State side though eg. Hershey's dark cocoa powder.
Regards Mark

This sounds like my type of beer.

If you don't mind copying it out, could you please. Would love to see this one. I am sure I could make adjustments to suit our ingredients

Thanks.

mprilla · Post by **mprilla** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:45 am

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awalker · Post by **awalker** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:46 am

That is a long recipe

ColinKeb · Post by **ColinKeb** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:05 am

pieopah has relatives across the ocean by the looks of things

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:35 am

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