Ordinary Bitter

Classification: pale ale, ordinary, bitter, all-grain

Source: Greg Carter (gcarter@u.washington.edu), r.c.b., 9/12/96

Here's a ordinary bitter recipe that my brewing buddy gave me. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It's a recipe for 5 gallons.

Ingredients:

5.5lbs pale malt
0.5lbs 60 Maris otter crystal malt
0.5lbs corn sugar
1oz Northern Brewer hops(7% alpha acid) - 60 min
0.5 oz East Kent Goldings hops(5.2% alpha acid) - 15min
OPTIONAL: dry hop with 0.5 to 1.0 oz of Kent Goldings or Styrian Goldings
Yeast lab YLA01 liquid Australian ale

Procedure:

Single infusion mash 90 minutes a 150 to 151 degrees F. Raise to 168 degrees F for mash out. Sparge with 170 to 175 degree F water. Boil 90 minutes. Burtonize your water. Ferment at 65 to 68 degrees F at least seven days. Rack with priming sugar.

Specifics:

OG: 1.036