Splitter's Bitter - 14.04.07

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:02 pm

Hello all!
After my first ag attempt last night (splitter's stout) i'm going for a hoppy, darkish bitter today.
I reduced the Pale malt from 4kg to 3.5 after getting 83% efficiency yesterday.
here's the recipe,

Splitter's Bitter (5 Gallon)

3.5kg Pale Malt MO
0.25 Crystal Malt
0.1 Chocolate Malt

28g Target (start Boil)
28g Golding (last 60)
28g Golding (last 30 min)
28g Golding (last min and steep)

Safale04
Mash - 90 min at 67 Boil - 90 min
Target OG 1.040

Here we go again!

prolix · Post by **prolix** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:06 pm

good luck on such a great day

Horden Hillbilly · Post by **Horden Hillbilly** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:07 pm

Thats what I call enthusiasm splitter, an ag yesterday evening followed by another ag today!

Good luck with your brew.

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:27 pm

HH, i reckon if i get two on i might be able to let one of them mature!

What a day, summer's here. Need to get a 3-tier system rigged up outside.
oh well, next time.....

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:49 pm

Gonna try to get some photos of this one.
just charging my camera batteries up.
Which site do you use to store your pics on?

prodigal2 · Post by **prodigal2** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:57 pm

www.photobucket.com

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:55 pm

Cheers mate!
Just noticed target hops have AA content 11.9%.
Do you think it may be over bittered with an oz of those plus an oz of golding?
May half the amount of target, or maybe lower both.

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:55 pm

Hope it's gone well,lovely day for it,and slurping a few in between.

AT · Post by AT » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:05 pm

splitter wrote:HH, i reckon if i get two on i might be able to let one of them mature!
What a day, summer's here. Need to get a 3-tier system rigged up outside.
oh well, next time.....

Makes sense, i 2 have a hard time letting the brews mature

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:08 pm

Going well so far. went for 20g Target and 20g Golding at 60mins from end.
Now on hot break, on the ginger beer at the mo but have a few pale ales in the fridge.

Got some pics, hopefully they'll come out and i can work out how to put them on.
laterz

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:42 pm

right hopefully this will do it.

My 3-tier setup half way through the sparge, with fermenter waiting patiently in the background.

The Sparger

Boiling

Cooling, and finaly (if it fits!)......

tucked up in the cellar. the fruits of the 24hr brewathon, stout on the left, bitter on the right.
Definatly time for another beer.

Cheers all!

Wez · Post by **Wez** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:51 pm

You deserve a beer!!

splitter · Post by **splitter** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:12 pm

Just had to do the figures.
Had an og of 1.0420 with a potential of 1.0493, that gives me 85% efficiency this time. ABV 3.5-3.7%.
Smelling great this one, should make a good summer quaffer.

prolix · Post by **prolix** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:18 am

great work splitter great pics too

it makes it so much better to see it

iowalad · Post by **iowalad** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:03 am

Nice set up. It looks like another nice brew shaping up.

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Splitter's Bitter - 14.04.07

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