I've recently made a Harvey's Sussex bitter clone. It's turned out almost spot on apart from the bitterness. Is it possible to increase the bitterness at this stage or do I just have to bite the bullet and increase buttering hops next time.
Would be very interested in your recipie:thumb:I've recently made a Harvey's Sussex bitter clone. It's turned out almost spot on apart from the bitterness. Is it possible to increase the bitterness at this stage or do I just have to bite the bullet and increase buttering hops next time.
HARVEY'S SUSSEX BEST BITTER/BBWould be very interested in your recipie:thumb:
cheers b.b.:thumb:HARVEY'S SUSSEX BEST BITTER/BB
ââ¬Â¦being Seymour's all-grain, research-based clone recipe of Harvey's/Harvey & Son/The Bridge Wharf Brewery - Lewes, East Sussex, UK
6 US Gallons = 5 Imperial Gallons = 22.7 Litres
FERMENTABLES:
88.1% = 7.75 lb = 3.5 kg, Maris Otter Pale Malt
6.8% = .6 lb = 272 g, Dark Crystal Malt (ââ°Ë90-115ðL)
5.1% = .45 lb = 204 g, Flaked Maize (don't skip this essential adjunct, trust me)
MASH ââ°Ë 152.6ðF/67ðC 60 minutes or until converted.
SPARGE ââ°Ë 171ðF/77ðC, collect 7 US gal/5.8 Imperial gal pre-boil, to allow for evaporation
BOIL 60-90 minutes
HOPS:
.9 oz = 26 g, Progress, ââ°Ë6.3% AA, 60 minutes
.9 oz = 26 g, Bramling Cross, ââ°Ë6.5% AA, 30 minutes
.5 oz = 15 g, Fuggles, ââ°Ë5% AA, at flame-out, steep until cooled
.5 oz = 15 g, Goldings, ââ°Ë5% AA, at flame-out, steep until cooled
afterwards, STEEP all hops awhile before chilling, transfer to fermentor, aerate, then pitch.
YEAST:
Harvey's proprietary dual-strain, top-cropped and repitched for over 50 years, possibly available as BrewLab Sussex 1, also used by nearby micros such as Rectory
STATS: (assuming ââ°Ë75% mash efficiency and 76% yeast attenuation)
OG: 1041
FG: 1010
ABV: 4.0%
IBU: 35
COLOUR: 9ðSRM/18ðEBC, light amber
I used S04 yeast
On the original point, I would have thought you could boil a few grams for high alpha hops for 30-60 min, strain it and add this to the keg once cooled. This would obviously dilute the beer a little bit but not much.
simonh82 is spot on, this would be the only way to get bitterness from a hop, if its added after boil, i.e in the fermenter or keg it would only help with aromaOn the original point, I would have thought you could boil a few grams for high alpha hops for 30-60 min, strain it and add this to the keg once cooled. This would obviously dilute the beer a little bit but not much.
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