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Session Begins Now by erik

A first attempt at a straight-up session beer, for any time of year.

Brew History

brewed
Jan 18, 2010
racked
Jan 24, 2010
racked
Jan 29, 2010
Dryhopped 1.25 oz Crystal
bottled
Feb 06, 2010
tasted
Feb 13, 2010
Definitely too bitter, but hopefully this will mellow out after some time. The dry hopping is actually decent - this may counteract the bitterness a little bit. Not the best I've ever made, but quite quaffable nonetheless.
tasted
Jul 08, 2010
We finished the last of this about two weeks ago - the overly bitter character was completely gone and it tasted just right. The dry-hopping was good on this one, but the "wild" hops added a grassy note that I don't usually think of in bitters. I thought it was nice, but not representative of the style. All around solid, but not killer.

Mash Style: Extract
Brew Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Ingredients for 5 gallons (19 L):

  • 6.6 Amber Malt
  • 1.5 Zeus Hops, Bittering
  • 1 Fuggle Hops, Flavorings

Instructions:

Special bitter (I'm not sure it's Extra special, but we'll see).

OG: 1.048
FG:
Inspiration: Papzaian's malt extract chart for bitters in Joy of Homebrewing
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