So while still dialing in my manual eBiab system I made my interpretation of an Ordinary Bitter. All-Grain with an OG about 1.034 and FG about 1.009. It is about 20% Mild Malt, 75% Pale Malt and 5% Special B (because I put that s#$% in everything). Goldings and Fuggles to put out about 23 IBU's. Mashed at about 152 f.
Obviously not shooting for true to style, just a tasty easy drinking summer brew (this tell you how late I was kegging it) and reminder of backpacking through England and Scotland in 1998. Even then traditional bitters where not that common but I had a few and really enjoyed them.
This beer came out very low bodied but a little creamy mouthfeel, beautiful lacy head, subtle bitterness. The hop nose is mostly gone because I did leave it in the ferment for a couple months and no dry-hopping.
Most of what I remember but it has been 18 years! Any true-to-form bitters (without going into ESB or modernized version) widely available in the US just for a comparison that will not have suffered terribly from sitting around forever. I would like to make this my other Summer session beer along side my low alcohol RyePA. Getting my winter session beer going next weekend.
Obviously not shooting for true to style, just a tasty easy drinking summer brew (this tell you how late I was kegging it) and reminder of backpacking through England and Scotland in 1998. Even then traditional bitters where not that common but I had a few and really enjoyed them.
This beer came out very low bodied but a little creamy mouthfeel, beautiful lacy head, subtle bitterness. The hop nose is mostly gone because I did leave it in the ferment for a couple months and no dry-hopping.
Most of what I remember but it has been 18 years! Any true-to-form bitters (without going into ESB or modernized version) widely available in the US just for a comparison that will not have suffered terribly from sitting around forever. I would like to make this my other Summer session beer along side my low alcohol RyePA. Getting my winter session beer going next weekend.