Classic Bitter - recipe ideas for round 2

[shacked]

Hi,

I'm wanting to make a batch of Bitter and would love some ideas on improving a previous KK brew.

Last time I used 1.7kg Classic Bitter from Mangrove Jack with 1kg of LDME and 12g of Galaxy steeped. I used US05. It was a pretty tasty brew!

This time I was thinking of adding 200g steeped Crystal and dry hopping the galaxy later in the ferment.

Has anyone done a tasty kits and bits Bitter? Any advice on anything else I can change or add?

Cheers!

 

[Grott]

Instead of the Mangrove Jack try a Coopers English Bitter with the malt and 150gms of crystal.(darn nice drop)
cheers

 

[Mattrox]

Coopers English Bitter
1kg LDM
200g Crystal
Fuggles @5 mins
Windsor Yeast

I liked it.

 

[Mattrox]

Instead of the Mangrove Jack try a Coopers English Bitter with the malt and 150gms of crystal.(darn nice drop)
cheers

Beat me to it. Forgot to hit send.

 

[Alex.Tas]

If you are after an English bitter style, use some fuggles as mattrox suggests, or east kent goldings with a bit of steeped crystal. Add it with 10 min to go on the boil, or just steep them.

 

[shacked]

Thanks for the input!

Cheers!!

 

[pat86]

I'm no bitter expert, but a lot of people prefer fuggles for bittering and EKG for late flavour and aroma. If you are using a hopped malt extract and only one late hop, I'd go with EKG as well for my tastes.

 

[sponge]

If you're after a little late hopping flavour and aroma you can look at EKG (as mentioned), styrians, willamette or challenger.

I've had good results with these, with the favourite being styrians. I haven't had as good results with fuggles late in the boil but I've only tried it on the one brew thus far.

 

[shacked]

Thanks for all the input guys. After a bit of a delay I put this brew down today:

1.7kg Mangrove Jack Classic Bitter (already had it)
1.0kg Light DME
0.1kg Dark Brown Sugar
0.15kg Dextrose
0.2kg light crystal
50g chocolate

Pitched US-05 from a 500ml starter I made yesterday.

OG: 1.045
FG: 1.010
ABV: 4.9%
EBC: 18
IBU: 33

Will dry hop next weekend.

Fingers crossed.