Description

This is a Community Recipe created by bluesoulpaul

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Ingredients Included

Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter (640 grams)
Simpsons Wheat Malt (35 grams)
Mount Hood 100g Whole Hops (1 packs)

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Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): Ordinary Bitter
Batch Size: 5l
Original Gravity: 1.042
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV %: 4.2
IBU:

THE MASH
Temperature °C: 65 – 70
Length (mins): 60
Out temp °C: 70
Out time (mins): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 90 mins

Additions and timing:

Hops
Brewers Gold 5g 90 mins
Mount Hood 5g 15 mins
Mount Hood 5g 5 mins
Invert Sugar 75g 5 mins

Secondary additions and timing:

Invert sugar ( 75g sugar, juice of 1 lemon, 200ml water, bring to boil, simmer gently for 3 minutes, do not stir)
Added to raise OG to 1.042 or near

Yeast: Nottingham or similar (not included)
Fermentation temperature/steps: Room temp about 18 – 20 C 5 days

Comments:

Rack into a conditioning vessel when gravity reaches 1.011 and it starts to clear. Add finings now if required. I use 12g gelatine in solution.
Condition for 1 week then bottle and prime.
Secondary conditioning for 1 week.
Enjoy. Comments welcome.
Cheers.
Paul, Quarantine Brewery UK