Brett3rThanU
Well-Known Member
I just sampled my third batch of beer (British Best Bitter) after it had been carbonating for about 2 weeks. I was a little shocked to find that it had more of a fruity flavor than I expected, however it came out very smooth. The hops are very subtle, but just enough bitterness at the end. Maybe it was the recipe, but I'm not sure why there's that fruity flavor. Anyway, here's the recipe:
6 lbs. light malt extract
1/2 lb. cara-pils malt
1 lb. medium crystal malt
2/3 oz. Target hop pellets* (bittering)
1/2 oz. Kent Golding hops (flavoring)
1/2 oz. Kent Golding hops (finishing)
1 pkg. Burton water salts
White Labs British Ale Yeast
1 pkg. Bru-Vigor (yeast food)
O.G. - 1.045
F.G. - 1.011
The primary fermentation hovered about 66-68F for 1 week, then was racked to the secondary for 2 weeks at 66F. Now it has been carbonating in the bottle for 2 weeks at 68F.
6 lbs. light malt extract
1/2 lb. cara-pils malt
1 lb. medium crystal malt
2/3 oz. Target hop pellets* (bittering)
1/2 oz. Kent Golding hops (flavoring)
1/2 oz. Kent Golding hops (finishing)
1 pkg. Burton water salts
White Labs British Ale Yeast
1 pkg. Bru-Vigor (yeast food)
O.G. - 1.045
F.G. - 1.011
The primary fermentation hovered about 66-68F for 1 week, then was racked to the secondary for 2 weeks at 66F. Now it has been carbonating in the bottle for 2 weeks at 68F.