I recently made a couple of beers modeled after an English strong bitter, though neither would be considered conventional for the style. One was the base recipe from my Burton Ale, which I previously wrote about, and the other is my Rye, Bitte recipe, which is a second attempt that had hopping changes after the first came out … [Read more…]
You may have noticed that I rarely name my beers, yet this one has a name – sort of. I view this beer as an English style bitter, as it relies on Maris Otter, English hops, and English ale yeast as a big part of the profile, yet it is made with a healthy portion … [Read more…]
If you’ve looked around my blog or talked to me, at some point you’ve surely heard about my Burton Ale. I’ve brewed this two years in a row, and will definitely make it a third this year. Last yeast I changed the recipe slightly and am happy with those changes so it’ll remain the same this for year’s … [Read more…]
This recipe is identical to my yearly winter warmer, the Burton Ale, with the exception of the hops and boil length. This beer is a standard 60 minute boil and there is a whirlpool hop addition at the end (which shows up as 5 min aroma addition on this page for some reason). The grain bill, … [Read more…]