American Strong Ale Recipe - Bitter Summer Ale

Recipe Info

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Bitter Summer Ale

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
7.75 Gallon(s)
80 min
79%
#157 Based on my Boxelder Bitter with a slightly lighter O.G. and hops I have on hand. Want an easy drinking summer brew.

This recipe was cloned from Boxelder Bitter 2.3.

Fermentables

56% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
7
38
3
Mash
24% - Pale 2-Row - US
3
37
1
Mash
8% - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US
1
46
0
Late
8% - Biscuit Malt - BE
1
36
23
Mash
4% - CaraMunich II - DE
0.5
34
46
Mash

Hops

Centennial
1
Pellet
FirstWort
80 min(s)
9.3
28.3
Chinook
1
Pellet
Boil
55 min(s)
12.7
35.8
Citra
0.7
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
12
18.6

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
81%

Other Stuff

Whirlfloc
1
each
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
2
tbsp
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
148
60 min
Mash-Out
Direct Heat
169
10 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (0)

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Recipe Facts

Bitter Summer Ale
American Strong Ale
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.75 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 80  min Boil Time
  • 1.070 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 82.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 1.18 BG:GU
  • 8.6° SRM Color
  • 79% Efficiency
  • 7.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 237 per 12oz Calories
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American Strong Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.062-1.090 / Your OG: 1.070
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.014-1.024 / Your FG: 1.013
IBU 0
120
IBU: 50-100 / Your IBU: 83
SRM 0
40
SRM: 7-19 / Your SRM: 8.6
ABV 0
14
ABV: 6.3-10 / Your ABV: 7.3
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.56-1.61 / Your BG:GU: 1.18

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