and the feedback that I received it is time to brew again to try to get closer to the original beer.
Below is the recipe for today
Huntsman Bitter No2
Tubby
Style: 4A Ordinary Bitter
Method: Infusion Mash
Min Recipe Max
O.G. 1.030 1.037 1.038
T.G. 1.008 1.009 1.013
Alc % 3 3.6 3.8
I.B.U.20 25.8 40
S.R.M.6 8.4 14
Ingredients:
4.4 kgs Pale Ale Malt (MASH)
1 kgs Flaked Barley (MASH)
600 g Brown Sugar (EXTRACT)
80 g Chocolate (MASH)
200 g Crystal 80L (MASH)
45 g Pilgrim 9% BOIL 90 minutes
25 g Northdown 7% FINISHING 15 minutes
20 g Northdown 7% DRY minutes
Boil Time: 90 minutes
Mashing Procedure:
Mash Efficienc80%
Add 14.20 litres of water at 75 C to heat mash to 66 C
Sparge with 41 litres of water to yield 40.00 litres to primary
Water Absorbed by Grain: 5.68 litres
Water Evaporated during boil: 15.00 litres
Notes: Yeast, Safale SO4 pitched dry
The grain bill
Mash on (new thermometer, this was going to be thrown out as it is cheaper to buy new ones than recalibrate them)
Mash all tucked up for 90 minutes
End of the mash (2 1/4 hrs instead of 90 min)
45g of Pilgrim hops waiting for the wort
The draff ready to be composted
Coming to the boil
A good rolling boil
I dont normally drink when I'm brewing but the Six nations is on ;)
The 15 minute Nothdown hops and 1/2 a protofloc tablet. These were added along with the immersion chiller and sugar 15 minutes from the end of the boil.
A little higher gravity than expected, so time to liquor back
Colour looks a little light :(
Well aerated :)
Trub
All done and dusted, I ended up with 42 litres at an OG of 1.038
Not the best of brew days, I broke an hydrometer, good job I had a spare and one of my elements in the boiler packed up towards the end of the boil, good job I have two :)
