Description

From the mind of The Hop Addition’s very own Chris Millington, a very drinkable and complex Bitter for all of you to home brew, which benefits from some patience and a little conditioning. The flavours will develop massively over the first 3 weeks to give heavy caramel notes, a hint of coffee and deep satisfying cinder toffee vibe. Woody notes and floral hints from the hops balance with the caramels and coffee well. It’s a brilliant Bonfire night brew and also works incredibly well on a hand pull.

Be careful, it’s rather moreish.

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Ingredients Included

Crisp Crystal 240 (Dark) Malt
Crisp Crystal 100 (Extra Light) Malt
Warminster Floor Malted Maris Otter Pale Ale
Thomas Fawcett – Amber Malt
Fuggles T90 Pellets (50 grams)
First Gold T90 Pellets (43 grams)
Wyeast 1469 WEST YORKSHIRE ALE. BB: 24/02/2025 (1 pack)

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Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): Special Bitter or Best Bitter
Batch Size: 23
Original Gravity: 1.042
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV %: 4.1
IBU: 30
Mash efficiency: 79
Brewing equipment: Custom AIO with mash recirc and whirlpool, Brew in the bag

THE MASH
Temperature °C (Step 1): 66
Length (mins) (Step 1): 60
Temperature °C (Step 2): 75
Length (mins) (Step 2): 10

Mash notes: 75 degree step is a mash out, mash is recirculated for the whole mash

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 60

Hop / kettle additions and timing:

8g of First Gold at 60 mins
15g of Fuggles at 30 mins
35g First Gold at 5 mins
35g of Fuggles at 5 mins

No Hop Stand

Yeast: Wyest West Yorkshire 1469

Fermentation temperature/steps: 19 degrees for 8 days, 20 degrees for 2 days, cold crash over 5 days to 1 degree at 4 degrees per day