Ordinary bitter recipe

[Bruer]

Hi all looking for a bit of feedback on a proposed recipe for an ordinary bitter. Is the malt profile going to be complex enough? I want something sessionable but not too thin. Maybe replace a bit of the MO with something like Caramalt or amber.

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Landlord Ordinary Bitter
Style Name: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 30 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.025
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)


STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.039
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 3.53%
IBU (tinseth): 34.73
SRM (morey): 8.6

FERMENTABLES:
3 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (95.2%)
150 g - United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L (4.8%)

HOPS:
33 g - East Kent Goldings, 60 min
14 g - East Kent Goldings, 20 min
14 g - East Kent Goldings, 0 min

Irish moss @ 15 min

Mash at 68, mash out at 75

Ferment with wyeast London ESB 1968 @ 19C

Fine with gelatin

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[Danscraftbeer]

Looks pretty ordinary.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Almost exactly the same as my favorite OB recipe, I use 3kg MO, 350g crystal 90L with 21 litres in the fermentor, OG 1037, FG 1010, IBU 33.66, ABV3.54, EKG 20g @ 90 min, 18g @ 60 min & 20g @ 10 min.

 

[stuartf]

My first and to date only bitter (recipe provided by diesel80) is 90% MO, 9% crystal 60, 1% carafa II, ekg at 60 and fuggles late hopping. Tasted good after a few weeks in the bottle but is drinking amazing now after a few months aging. Planning to brew it again soon, maybe changing the hops around

 

[trussyd]

That looks pretty close to my go-to bitter recipe. I generaly go a bit harder on the crystal, to about 10%.

Either way 5-10% crystal with about 30IBU of EKG is a pretty tasty drop in my book.

 

[shacked]

Looks good mate. Only comment I have is maybe dial back your bitterness a touch.

My go to is:

94% Maris
4% medium crystal (muntons 60L or heritage)
2% dark crystal (caraaroma was nice)

OG around 1.040
Mash at 67/68C

Similar hop schedule to yours with regard to timing of additions but generally with challenger early and northdown late to a total of 30IBU.

London ale (WLP013) produced the best outcome. Also tried notto and 002.

 

[LorriSanga]

+1 with lowering the bitterness.
I find bitters are more malty with bitter.