Chad's Revolutionary Special Bitter (Extract) 5 US Gallons

Chad's Revolutionary Special Bitter
(Extract) 5 US Gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Stu Beaumont on September 22, 1999 at 23:48:31:
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Brewing Method: Extract
Yeast: White Labs British Ale WLP005
Yeast Starter:
Batch Size: 5 US Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.042
Final Gravity: 1.008
Alcohol Content: 3.6 %
Total Grains:
Color:
Extract Efficiency: %
Hop IBU's:
Boiling Time: 1 hour
Primary Fermentation: 2 days @ 65F
Secondary Fermentation: 7 days @ 65F
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

3.3 lbs Coopers liquid M.E. (out of Edme Maris Otter!-next time)
2 lbs Munton & Fison light dry M.E.
1 lb Beeston crystal malt (26 L)

Hop Bill:

1 oz. UK Fuggle (4.7% alpha) 1 hour boil
1/2 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.2% alpha)1 hour boil
1/2 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.2% alpha) 45 min boil
1/2 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.2% alpha) 30 min boil
1/4 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.2% alpha) 15 min boil
1/4 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.2% alpha) 2 min boil
11 HBU's plus aroma

Mash Schedule:

Brewers Notes:

Brewed on "Teach a buddy to homebrew" day, this batch was named after a sometimes sarcastic, vitriolic friend who spins records and is British on his mom's side. Try this brew on your most rancoous, hostile day and it will soothe your savage beast. As Stephen Crane wrote, "It is bitter, bitter," he answered, "But I eat it because it is bitter, and because it is my heart."