Yeast:
Wyeast British Ale in 2 quart starter
Note: I would consider SAFALE 04 at the recommendation of a poster to save money and time.
This is my house ale for it's extreme level of simplicity. I've turned it around in 4 weeks and it's a good gateway beer to introduce your friends to homebrewing.
I serve @ 40F in a pint glass. Pour a bottle directely down the middle of the pint glass and you'll get a perfect pour everytime.
Edit: Can a moderator change my recipe to say Wyeast 1098 please.
I saw a great play last night, called St. Crispin's Day. It takes Shakespeare's Henry and turns it on its head, its from the point of view of the peasant/soldiers, including Pistol. Its a very subversive and funny play.
Your recipe looks like a good extract bitter batch! I'm enjoying a batch of bitter now, too!
If you find it light on body you may want to add some steeping grains. Also, a little irish moss may help with a little clarity. Of course my goal is simplicity and steeping grains is about 50% of the work involved in an extract session, so it's optional.
What exactly is it that you're boiling? I thought coopers kits, or any hopped extract kits, don't need to be boiled, and actually would impart a bad flavor to the beer. I guess this is wrong, but I'd like to know what it is you're boiling?
I boiled the liquid extract for 40 minutes, then I added the DME the last 20 minutes. I've been told boiling extract w/ hops helps hop utilization. Next time I make the recipe I may not boil for 40 minutes, and just long enough to help the hops.
You could probably get away with a 15 minute boil.
After lurking and lurking I decided to use this recipe for my first homebrew. I did modify it a bit as I just did a 10 minute boil of the hops. Then flame out and ad the DME and Coopers. Just finished bottling after 14 days in primary. If the finished product tastes better than the 2 pints I put down while bottling I will be quite happy.
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to hear music you love and to feel free - Perkele - Moments
After lurking and lurking I decided to use this recipe for my first homebrew. I did modify it a bit as I just did a 10 minute boil of the hops. Then flame out and ad the DME and Coopers. Just finished bottling after 14 days in primary. If the finished product tastes better than the 2 pints I put down while bottling I will be quite happy.
Gotta love when people down 2 pints warm flat beer while they bottle. I'm glad you went with it. Let me know how it turns out.
Just had an unusual white Christmas here in Oklahoma and it is snowing again. Christmas eve was a hit with my first batch of home brew Pistol's ESB...Thanks for the recipe. Sorry for bad cel phone pic.
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There's no feeling like the one to drink a beer in the sun
to hear music you love and to feel free - Perkele - Moments
Extract - Pistol's ESB
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