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English Best Bitter - All Grain Recipe Kit

English Best Bitter - All Grain Recipe Kit

$43.00
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This all-grain recipe kit gives homebrewers the ingredients they need to craft a traditional English Best Bitter from scratch at home. Think of it as sitting somewhere between an English Pale Ale and an Amber Ale, with a balanced malt profile, gentle caramel sweetness and classic earthy hop character. Smooth, approachable and full of subtle complexity, it's a timeless pub favourite that's every bit as rewarding to brew today.

Classic British brewing at its best.

Brew Stats

  • Expected OG: 1.044
  • Expected FG: 1.011
  • Estimated ABV: 4.4%
  • IBU: 22
  • Batch Volume: 23L
  • Mash Efficiency: Figures based on 75%

Why Brewers Love It

  • A Proper All-Grain Brew: A satisfying recipe for brewers who enjoy getting stuck into the full mash-to-glass experience.
  • Balanced English Malt Character: Pale Ale, Carared, Carahell and a touch of Carafa create a smooth malt backbone with gentle caramel notes and a rich amber hue.
  • Classic English Hop Profile: Goldings and Fuggles deliver delicate earthy, floral and herbal character with restrained bitterness.
  • Wonderfully Balanced: A clean, malt-forward beer with moderate bitterness and a smooth, satisfying finish.
  • Traditional English Style: Inspired by the cask-conditioned bitters served in British pubs for generations.
  • A Rewarding Brew Day: An excellent recipe for brewers who appreciate classic styles and subtle complexity.

Ingredients

  • 3.8kg Pale Ale Malt
  • 450g Carared Malt
  • 450g Carahell Malt
  • 50g Carafa Type 2 Malt
  • 50g Goldings Hops
  • 30g Fuggles Hops
  • 2 x Mangrove Jack's M36 Liberty Bell Ale Yeast

Method

  1. Add the malts to 17L of water at 65°C and mash in thoroughly.
  2. Rest the mash for 60 minutes.
  3. Raise mash temperature to 77°C and hold for 10 minutes to mash out.
  4. Sparge continuously with 15L of water at 78°C.
  5. Boil for 60 minutes.
  6. Add 20g of Goldings hops with 55 minutes left in the boil.
  7. Add 30g of Fuggles hops with 5 minutes left in the boil.
  8. At the end of the boil, add the remaining 30g of Goldings hops and whirlpool by stirring or recirculating the wort for 20 minutes.
  9. Chill the wort and transfer to a clean, sanitised fermenter.
  10. Pitch 2 x Mangrove Jack's M36 Liberty Bell Ale Yeast and ferment at 16–22°C for approximately 7–10 days, or until the specific gravity has remained stable.
  11. Bottle or keg as usual.

A proper pint, brewed the proper way.

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