CSB - Colchester Special Bitter

[Monkeybrew]

Just trying to get a recipe together for Octobers brew, and I fancy a hoppy mid-strength English Bitter. I have only got some dry Nottingham yeast, and don't now if that will suit this style.

I am happy to try another Wyeast Smackpack, or a suitable dry yeast.

How does this look?

CSB - Colchester Special Bitter

Batch Size (L): 23.00
Total Grain (kg): 4.730
Total Hops (g): 116.0
Estimated Original Gravity (OG): 1.046
Estimated Final Gravity (FG): 1.011
Estimated Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.70 %
Colour (EBC): 35.0
Bitterness (IBU): 38.0 (Tinseth)
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Mash (Minutes): 90 @66C

Grain Bill
4.100 kg Maris Otter Pale Malt 5.0 EBC (86.70%)
0.400 kg Crystal Malt 120.0 EBC (8.50%)
0.200 kg Oat Flakes 2.5 EBC (4.20%)
0.030 kg Black Malt 1200.0 EBC (0.60%)

Hop Bill
31.0 g Fuggles Pellet 4.30%AA @ 60 Minutes (26.70%)
30.0 g Progress Whole 6.80%AA @ 30 Minutes (25.90%)
30.0 g Progress Whole 6.80%AA @ 10 Minutes (25.90%)
28.0 g Progress Whole 6.80%AA @ 0 Minutes (21.50%)


Misc Bill
1 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 Minutes (Boil)

Yeast
Any suggestions??

[seymour]

That looks like a delicious recipe, for sure. Nottingham would certainly work, but wouldn't have the estery complexity of the original. Colchester supposedly used the Hook Norton strain, ideally suited to their unique "double drop" fermentation regime. The Brewlab Sussex strain is similar (or possibly even the same Hook Norton strain). If you wanna experiment with bottle-culturing, some Hook Norton Flagship IPA and Double Stout bottles are believed to contain primary strain.

Of course you have lots of good English ale yeast options from Wyeast or White Labs. Otherwise, Windsor or S-33 or Muntons or perhaps some of the new Mangrove Jack dry English yeasts would have a little more personality than Nottingham.

Happy brewing!

[Monkeybrew]

Cheers Seymour!

I wasn't trying to replicate a particular brew, I've only named it CSB because I live in Colchester

I have got 2 packs of Windsor that I was planning to use in a Stout kit, so I may keep them for my CSB instead.

I'm assuming that I will need to mash around 65C if using Windsor?

MB

[orlando]

Cheers Seymour!

I wasn't trying to replicate a particular brew, I've only named it CSB because I live in Colchester

I have got 2 packs of Windsor that I was planning to use in a Stout kit, so I may keep them for my CSB instead.

I'm assuming that I will need to mash around 65C if using Windsor?

MB

Hey MB, will you be going to the Victoria Inn's home brew festival in November?

[Monkeybrew]

Cheers Seymour!

I wasn't trying to replicate a particular brew, I've only named it CSB because I live in Colchester

I have got 2 packs of Windsor that I was planning to use in a Stout kit, so I may keep them for my CSB instead.

I'm assuming that I will need to mash around 65C if using Windsor?

MB

Hey MB, will you be going to the Victoria Inn's home brew festival in November?

Didn't know that was going on, sounds like I am now!

MB

[orlando]

Cheers Seymour!

I wasn't trying to replicate a particular brew, I've only named it CSB because I live in Colchester

I have got 2 packs of Windsor that I was planning to use in a Stout kit, so I may keep them for my CSB instead.

I'm assuming that I will need to mash around 65C if using Windsor?


MB

Hey MB, will you be going to the Victoria Inn's home brew festival in November?

Didn't know that was going on, sounds like I am now!

MB

Being organised by the CBA Shed Brewers of East Anglia, most of us are chipping in some beer.

[Monkeybrew]

Are you supplying your brews in Cornies then?

MB

[orlando]

Some are but mine will be bottled.