Best Bitter Recipe - Golden Otter English Pale Ale

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Golden Otter English Pale Ale

by on
All Grain
18.9271 Liter(s)
24.6052 Liter(s)
60 min
65%
Single Hop first Gold bitter, kegged and served with low carbonation. Sessionable British Ale, amber to gold in colour and hopy finish. Yeast is Mangrove Jacks Empire Ale for a bit of sweetness to balance the IBUs.

This recipe was cloned from Challenger Tank English Pale Ale.

Fermentables

93% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
4
38
3
Mash
1% - Dark Crystal 80L - UK
0.05
33
80
Mash
6% - Cara Malt - UK
0.25
35
17
Mash
0% - Black Malt - UK
0.015
28
500
Mash

Hops

First Gold
25
Leaf
Boil
60 min(s)
7.5
23.5
First Gold
25
Leaf
Boil
15 min(s)
7.5
11.7
First Gold
25
Leaf
Boil
1 min(s)
7.5
1.0
First Gold
30
Pellet
DryHop
3 day(s)
7.5
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast London ESB Ale 1968
69%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

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Comments

  • joelw85

    Went cloudy in the keg on secondary fermentation then wouldn't drop and never quite tasted right. Dumped :(

    2 months ago

Recipe Facts

Golden Otter English Pale Ale
Best Bitter
  • 18.93 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 24.61 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 36.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.78 BG:GU
  • 8.4° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 4.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 156 per 12oz Calories
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Best Bitter

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.040-1.048 / Your OG: 1.047
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.008-1.012 / Your FG: 1.014
IBU 0
120
IBU: 25-40 / Your IBU: 36
SRM 0
40
SRM: 8-16 / Your SRM: 8.4
ABV 0
14
ABV: 3.8-4.6 / Your ABV: 4.2
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.52-1.00 / Your BG:GU: 0.78

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