Yankee's Bitter

Source: Tim Neall
Recipe added: 11/06/99
Email: tkneall@erols.com

This is plain and simple, an average, lawn mower, session beer. It was made in the waning days of summer for a party but it was not quite ready. It is a light bodied, low alcohol beer that is almost thin. It has a short lived white head and light copper color. Bitterness is perfect. It was a quickie brew, with no complexity and fit for consuming in large quantities. I'd serve it through a hand pump if I had one.

Specifics

Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1036
Finishing Gravity: ---
Time in Boil: 60 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks

Ingredients:

4 lbs. Muntons Light DME
1 lb. 10L crystal
1 oz. Challenger Hop Pellets
Danstar Nottingham

Procedure:

Steep the crystal malt for 30 minutes in one gallon of water at 156 degrees. Add more water to reach 3 gallons of water and remove spent grains. Bring to a boil. Add extracts and hops. Boil 60 minutes. Force cool, ferment to completion. Keg and force carbonate.

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