Ben's Special Bitter
Broomfield nanoBrewery
Brewing Notebook
Brew size:
23 L in 750 ml bottles
Grains:
N/A
Hops:
40 g Northern Brewer - 60 mins boil
20 g Fuggles - Aroma only
20 g Fuggles - Aroma only
Yeast:
Safale S04
Extracts:
1.0 kg light liquid malt extract
1.5 kg amber liquid malt extract
1.5 kg amber liquid malt extract
Adjuncts:
N/A
Brewing Time:
1 week primary fermentation
2 weeks secondary fermentation
2 weeks secondary fermentation
Temperatures:
Unknown
Approximate ABV:
Unknown
Notes:
Brew size:
23 L in 750 ml bottles
Grains:
N/A
Hops:
20 g Citra - 60 min boil
25 g East Kent Goldings - 30 min boil
12 g Fuggles Dry hop bag
25 g East Kent Goldings - 30 min boil
12 g Fuggles Dry hop bag
Yeast:
SafALE S04
Extracts:
1.5 kg Morgan's liquid caramalt amber extract
1 kg LDME
1 kg LDME
Adjuncts:
N/A
Brewing Time:
1 week primary fermentation.
1 week secondary fermentation.
1 week secondary fermentation.
Temperatures:
Yeast pitched at 24 C.
Primary fermentation was 10-25 C, averaging in the high
teens.
Secondary fermentation 14-22 C.
Primary fermentation was 10-25 C, averaging in the high
teens.
Secondary fermentation 14-22 C.
Approximate ABV:
4.5%
Notes:
A spiritual successor to the first Ben's Special Bitter. Citra hops smell fantastic during the boil.
Tastes nicely bitter and is quite clear at racking.
Very bright upon bottling.
Still quite sweet after a couple of weeks in the bottle, however this brew is still improving with age.
Tastes nicely bitter and is quite clear at racking.
Very bright upon bottling.
Still quite sweet after a couple of weeks in the bottle, however this brew is still improving with age.
