Strong Bitter Recipe - Local Bitter

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Local Bitter

by on
All Grain + Extract
6 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Based on Landlord Tribute clone recipe from Gordon Strong's Modern Homebrew Recipes...Steele. Ideally using the new ESB yeast from Lallemand. Hops may change. Scale down to two gal for test batch - may use regular English yeast...UPDATE: Using the white labs London yeast.

Fermentables

75% - Golden Promise - UK
10
37
3
Mash
4% - Torrified Wheat - US
0.5
36
2
Mash
4% - Munich - UK
0.5
37
9
Mash
4% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.5
36
23
Mash
9% - Flaked Wheat - US
1.25
35
2
Mash
1% - Midnight Wheat - US
0.1
32
549
Late
4% - Dry Malt Extract - Amber
0.5
42
10
Extract

Hops

Homestyle Blend
1
Leaf
FirstWort
60 min(s)
5
12.9
Nugget
1
Pellet
FirstWort
60 min(s)
13.3
37.6
Nugget
1
Pellet
DryHop
7 day(s)
13.3
0.0
Cascade
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5.8
12.6

Yeast

White Labs London Ale WLP013
71%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash in @155; stepwise double to triple decoction to bring temp up to 170.
2.
Sparge 20 min. Boil for longer (75-90 min.)
3.
Ferment for 7 days, transfer and dry-hop; secondary for 10-12 days.

Tasting Notes (1)

LeeCase99

Tasted on 1/7/2017 by LeeCase99

Notes:

Note: tasted on 12/31 when I racked it (1.026 mg) - I pitched a small amt. of british yeast - Nottingham, + dry hop 1/2 oz. Nugget...ANYway, tasted bready and hoppy then, less hoppy during 1/7 tasting. Grain seems to come through which is what I was shooting for...we shall see.

Recipe Facts

Local Bitter
Strong Bitter
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.063 OG
  • 1.018 FG
  • 63.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 1.01 BG:GU
  • 11.0° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 213 per 12oz Calories
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