Description
A clone of the popular beer Speckled Hen. A finely balanced beer with a distinctive rich, malty taste and fruity aroma.
Ingredients Included
Crisp Pale Ale Malt
Crisp Crystal Malt
East Kent Goldings ( GOLDINGS ) Pellets (12 grams)
Challenger Pellets (35 grams)
Brewing Sugar (Dextrose) 1kg (1 packs)
WHC Dried Yeast Old English 11g (1 packs)
Method
Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): Special Bitter or Best Bitter
Batch Size: 23ltr
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.009
ABV %: 5.9
IBU: 31.1
THE MASH
Temperature °C: 65
Length (mins): 60
Out temp °C: 75
Out time (mins): 10
THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 90
Additions and timing:
60 mins – 35g Challenger
10 mins – 12g Goldings
During the last 15 minutes of the boil decant some of the boiling wort into a jug and dissolve 520g of Dextrose (brewing sugar) which is included
Secondary additions and timing:
N/A
Yeast: NBS Ale Yeast/WHC Old English 11g
Fermentation temperature/steps: 20c
Comments:
During the last 15 minutes of the boil decant some of the boiling wort into a jug and dissolve 520g of Dextrose (brewing sugar) which is included
Robert Kerr (verified owner) –
Nice recipe. Dead ringer for Speckled Hen that pours very nicely.
Nigel Macey (verified owner) –
This a great kit, and my second purchase of it, and as the other review says a dead ringer,very good value for money, superb.
Steve Griffiths (verified owner) –
Lovely clone, really enjoyed it.
Andrew Clark (verified owner) –
Packed perfectly, great AG package. Came out clear and crisp, Enjoying this one a little too much.
Jonathan Hubbard (verified owner) –
Pressure brewed this in a corny keg in 10 days, well impressed , im liking this to much, will defiantly brew again. Will stay on my brew list. Very easy kit to bang out quick in biab system. Recommend
Christopher Twyford (verified owner) –
Great all grain kit will definitely brew again