Good Bitter Ingredient Kit?

[Marko73]

I am looking for a good kit to make a Bitter. Has anyone used a kit for this? Any favorites?

 

[Bob]

Easy-peasy. Bitter is one of the simplest ales to brew, and is quite satisfying. You don't really need a kit; just take a recipe to your LHBS and get the stuff!

Here's a good recipe, from right here on HBT.

My recipe follows:

Sebastian's Special Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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08-A English Pale Ale, Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Min OG: 1.032 Max OG: 1.040
Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 35
Min Clr: 4 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 3.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 6.50
Anticipated OG: 1.039 Plato: 9.85
Anticipated SRM: 6.9
Anticipated IBU: 21.5
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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92.3 6.00 lbs. Briess LME- Gold America 1.035 4
7.7 0.50 lbs. Crystal 55L Great Britain 1.034 55

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Goldings Pellet 4.00 16.1 60 min.
1.00 oz. Goldings Pellet 4.00 0.0 0 min.


Yeast
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Danstar Nottingham Ale

 

[Matt Foley]

If by chance you are looking for an ESB I have done the morebeer extract kit and thought it was very good.