British Strong Ale Recipe - English Ale

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English Ale

by on
All Grain
17 Liter(s)
23 Liter(s)
90 min
70%
Brew No.61 Rate: 0/10 ABV: 0% Yeast: WHC lab Old English Attenuation: 76–80% My attenuation: 0% Yeast aroma: Low easters Recommended IBU: 30 – 50 IBU achieved: Ferment: 18–22ºC Suggested: OG: 1054 FG: 1012 ABV: 5.5% Gravity: OG: 1000 FG: 1000 ABV: 0% Notes: _90 mins boils. Traditional British practice for more depth and caramelisation. _Will top up with water to keep ABV down, but doesn't effect the flavour. _Higher mash temp. Sweeter. As it creates less eatable sugars for yeast. And mouthfeel. _Amber. Sweet. Rich, biscuity, slightly nutty, with mild sweetness. Amber mostly unfermentable (20/30%) So adds sweetnes _Crystal 150 malt. Sweet. Caramel, toffee, dark fruit, burnt sugar, light roast. Crystal is mostly unfermentable (10/20%) _No torrified maize, lowers gravity as produces more sugar, so makes it less sweet as it's all more fermentable to yeast _No added sugar as it makes beer dryer _Add DWB to your mash water before adding the grains. (What is DWB? Dry Water Burtonisation is a pre-mixed mineral salt blend, typically containing things like: Calcium sulfate (gypsum) Calcium chloride Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) Sodium chloride Possibly baking soda or chalk. It’s designed to replicate the famous Burton-on-Trent water profile, ideal for hoppy, English-style ales) Next time:

This recipe was cloned from Abbot ale.

Fermentables

86% - Crisp Maris Otter
5
32
5
Mash
8% - Crisp Crystal 150
0.45
32
115
Mash
2% - Rice Hulls - US
0.1
0
0
Mash
4% - Amber - UK
0.25
32
30
Mash

Hops

East Kent Goldings
35
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
5
23.3
Fuggles
15
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
4.8
7.4
East Kent Goldings
15
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5
5.0
Fuggles
15
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
4.8
1.9
East Kent Goldings
15
Pellet
DryHop
17 day(s)
5
0.0

Yeast

WHC Lab Old English
70%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Take S-04 out of fridge
2.
ChemSan Sanitiser 80ML – 40Lt
3.
Water to Mash kettle – 17Lt
4.
Water to Sparge Kettle – 17Lt
5.
Both – 1/2 Camden tablet – (leave 15 mins)
6.
Both – AMS 14.8ml.
7.
Mash only – DWB 9g (Add as starting to heat water)
8.
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9.
Mash kettle to 67ºC for 90 mins
10.
Mash out 75ºC a further 10 mins
11.
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12.
60mins – 35g Goldings
13.
30mins – 15g Fuggles
14.
15mins – 15g Goldings
15.
5mins – 15g Fuggles
16.
Top up with left over sparge water to keep ABV down
17.
Dry hop – 15g Goldings
18.
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19.
Ferment: 18 – 22ºC
20.
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21.
70g sugar – 180ml water

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Recipe Facts

English Ale
British Strong Ale
  • 17.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 23.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.063 OG
  • 1.019 FG
  • 37.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.60 BG:GU
  • 19.4° SRM Color
  • 70% Efficiency
  • 5.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 213 per 12oz Calories
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British Strong Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.055-1.080 / Your OG: 1.063
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.015-1.022 / Your FG: 1.019
IBU 0
120
IBU: 30-60 / Your IBU: 38
SRM 0
40
SRM: 8-22 / Your SRM: 19.4
ABV 0
14
ABV: 5.5-8 / Your ABV: 5.7
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.37-1.09 / Your BG:GU: 0.60

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