Best Bitter Recipe - Backlit Brown Ale

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Backlit Brown Ale

by on
All Grain + Extract
22.7125 Liter(s)
26.0001 Liter(s)
90 min
70%
Brewed 25th October 2017

This recipe was cloned from Lion IPA.

Fermentables

57% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
2.7216
38
3
Mash
10% - Vienna - UK
0.4536
35
4
Mash
10% - Amber - UK
0.4536
32
27
Mash
5% - Carapils - DE
0.2268
33
2
Mash
5% - Crystal Rye - UK
0.2268
33
90
Mash
2% - Chocolate Rye Malt - DE
0.1134
34
250
Mash
2% - Flaked Barley - US
0.1134
32
2
Mash
5% - Corn Sugar (Dextrose) - US
0.2268
46
0
Late
5% - Dry Malt Extract - Wheat - US
0.2268
42
3
Extract

Hops

Fantasia
56.699
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
4.3
10.7
Fuggles
20.0006
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
4.8
0.0
Fantasia
20.0006
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
4.3
0.0
Fuggles
28.3495
Leaf
DryHop
5 day(s)
4.8
0.0

Yeast

Muntons Muntons Premium Gold
75%

Other Stuff

Britewort Kappa Carrageenan tab. Last 10 mins
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash 3.5 hours. Grain in @ 55C for 15 Mins.
2.
Then 15 mins. @ 60C then up to 66C for 2.5 hrs
3.
Then to 70C for half an hour
4.
Temp up to 77C then sparge with water at same temp.
5.
Malt extract and sugar added
6.
First hops in at after 60 mins. boil. Others as above.
7.
Britwort added for last 10 mins. of boil
8.
Wort chiller inserted for 2 min in boil to sterilize
9.
Chilled water passed through wort chiller for 25 mins. (22C)
10.
Made up to 5 gals with cold water.
11.
Yeast added at 20C SG 1.048
12.
48 hrs later fermenting well SG 1.025
13.
4 days later Racked at SG 1.014
14.
Bottled 12 days later (Nov. 9th 2017) SG 1.008 - Very clear.

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Recipe Facts

Backlit Brown Ale
Best Bitter
  • 22.71 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 26.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.048 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 29.5 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.62 BG:GU
  • 14.3° SRM Color
  • 70% Efficiency
  • 4.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 158 per 12oz Calories
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