I did an all-day (~7 hour) mash while I was at work (which boosted my efficiency making this bitter Extra Special). I think session ale recipes should be pretty simple, if you want something to be drinkable don't muddle it up with more than a handful of ingredients, and make sure the ingredients you do select are all high quality and flavorful. ![]() I spaced the hop additions over the course of the boil to ensure a saturated hop contribution that isn't too heavy on the aroma so the malt and yeast will be able to make their presence known. They are American grown, but they still provided a combination of herbal/earthy/fruity character that is a classic component of many English ales. The hops were all whole Goldings from Freshops. I went with a simple malt bill: mostly Maris Otter, with a bit of medium English crystal malt for sweetness/caramel, and some amber malt for that bready/toasty maltiness. Finally in this strain I've found an English yeast that I'm really happy with both for how it behaves and the beer it makes, hopefully the Munich malt based porter it is working on now won't let me down. Luckily the flavor of the beer turned out to be just as impressive. I brewed on a Tuesday and by the following Sunday the beer was at its terminal gravity and crystal clear (and the following Friday I was drinking it). I was impressed not only by how quickly it completed fermented but also by the speed it dropped bright. This was my first time using Wyeast's London ESB - 1968. ![]() What I got was a great, malty, balanced English ale that I was able to put on tap just 10 days after I brewed it. I also wanted to get a big yeast cake for a Munich Porter and a Sour Mashed Old Ale that I've had on my brewing schedule for a while. ![]() Bitters are some of the fastest and easiest beers to make due to their low gravity and simple recipes, and since I hadn't brewed one in awhile it seemed like the perfect choice. I had a tap open on my kegerator, so I "had" to brew something quickly, so I came up with a recipe based on what I had on hand. Which kind of beer would you give up drinking?.
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