English Pale - Thoughts?

[bullsneck]

Hello all,

I am looking for something to chuck on some 1187 Ringwood Ale slurry I'll have very soon.

Thinking of this...

BOAB English Pale
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 22.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.346
Total Hops (g): 75.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.051 (P): 12.6
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.93 %
Colour (SRM): 9.5 (EBC): 18.7
Bitterness (IBU): 30.3 (Rager)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 80
Boil Time (Minutes): 90

Grain Bill
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3.614 kg Simpsons Marris Otter (83.16%)
0.183 kg Corn Sugar (4.21%)
0.183 kg Dingemans Biscuit Malt (4.21%)
0.183 kg Thomas Fawcett Medium Crystal (4.21%)
0.183 kg Thomas Fawcett Pale Crystal (4.21%)

Hop Bill
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15.0 g Challenger Pellet (7.7% Alpha) @ 45 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
20.0 g Challenger Pellet (7.7% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)
20.0 g Challenger Pellet (7.7% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)
20.0 g Challenger Pellet (7.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)

Misc Bill
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3.0 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ 90 Minutes (Mash)
15.0 g PH 5.2 @ 90 Minutes (Mash)
3.0 g Calcium Chloride @ 90 Minutes (Boil)
1.0 g Whirlfloc Tablet @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
5.0 g Yeast Nutrient @ 15 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 65C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18C with Wyeast 1187 - Ringwood Ale


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Thoughts?

I'm still a bit of a freshman when it comes to recipe formulation.

Cheers,

bullsneck

 

[manticle]

I'd push up the bittering a tad to balance up the rich English crystal and marris character.

Looks alright otherwise. I've never used 5.2 and am not sure if it's needed with melbourne water and your amount of calcium salts and your grist. Otherwise it looks like a recipe I'd be happy to brew.

 

[Bribie G]

Rather than Challenger all the way, try finishing it with the Bobek/Styrians/Aurora family - lends great hop character to work in with the Challenger "marmalade" overtones.

 

[ticinglese]

agree on the styrian goldings to finish, just like a Timmy Taylor Landlord (great recipe on this site if you can get the timmy taylor yeast). I'd lose the corn sugar too!