Extract recipe advice required - Flowers Original

[guyb]

I am still on my quest to find a Flower's Original Clone recipe, and I found this:

I found the recipe here: http://www.britishbrewer.com/2010/01/re ... rsion-1-0/

Flowers Original Bitter (BJCP Beer Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter, category: English Pale Ale)

2.5 Gallon, 60 min boil
OG 1043, FG 1010
4.4% ABV
30 IBU
13° SRM (Burnt Gold)
Ready to drink in 6-7 weeks

Base Malt and Fermentables:

1 lb 12 oz Light Dry Malt Extract (60 mins)
4 oz Cane Sugar (at the end of the boil)

Specialty Grains:

6 oz Crystal Malt – 120L
4 oz Torrified Wheat

Hops

Bittering Hops – 0.25 oz Target, 0.125 oz Styrian Goldings (60 mins)
Flavour Hop – 0.125 oz Styrian Goldings (15 mins)
Aroma Hops – 0.25 oz Target, 0.125 oz Styrian Goldings (1 min)

Yeast

Wyeast Thames Valley Ale (#1275) (Attenuation 77%, Flocculation: Medium Low)

Other Additions

1 tsp Irish Moss (30 mins)
Packet of Isinglass Liquid (to help remove any lingering proteins given the low flocculation level of the yeast)

Process

The process for this brew is here:http://www.britishbrewer.com/2009/11/getting-started-pt-3-brewing-day/


My question is:

the amount of base malt seems quite low at 700g, but the water content is only 2.5G (or 11.3L), plus 4oz of cane sugar - plus the speciality grains.

Also the process (http://www.britishbrewer.com/2009/11/ge ... ewing-day/), appears to top up the wort to 5Gallons (but I think that these instructions are just generic, and don't really apply for the quantities in this recipe.

I really fancy a crack at this, as my Flowers Original hybrid extract is nothing like I expected and is incredibly bitter - so was wondering if this is an 11L brew it could be worth an experiment - as I don't think there is enough fermentable sugar for a 23L brew.

Any help greatly appreciated.





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[oz11]

It seems to be an American site so make sure you allow for the measurements being in US gallons, if you hadn't already spotted that!

 

[guyb]

It seems to be an American site so make sure you allow for the measurements being in US gallons, if you hadn't already spotted that!

Yes that's something I hadn't realised - I also looked back to hopville the original recipe included 3lb Marris Otter as well which hasn't been included by the poster in the links :

Perhaps this will be my first BIAB AG brew :grin: