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English Ordinary Bitter

4 gallons, all-grain;

Ingredients:

• • 3.25 lbs. pale ale malt
• • 8 oz. crystal malt, 60° Lovibond
• • 2 oz. cara-pils malt
• • 0.25 oz. black patent malt
• • 1 oz. Northern Brewer hops (8.2% alpha acid), 0.5 oz. for 60 min., 0.5 oz. for 30 min.
• • 2/3 oz. Kent Goldings hops (4.5% alpha acid), for 5 min.
• • Wyeast 1084 ESB yeast

Step by Step:

Add 1.5 qts. of 160° F water per pound of grist to get a thick mash at 154° F. When you reach 154° F, rest for 45 minutes. Add enough boiling water to raise the mash to 170° F. Rest for 10 to 15 minutes, then sparge with enough 180° F water to draw off the desired final volume plus 1 to 1.5 gals. Bring to a boil and add 0.5 oz. Northern Brewer hops. Boil 30 minutes, then add remainder of Northern Brewer. Boil another 25 minutes, then add Kent Goldings. Total boil is 60 minutes. Cool and pitch yeast.

Use your own efficiency to tune the grain bill for an OG of about 1.030. This should produce a beer with about 2.5% alcohol.