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In this video, I brewed an English pub beer: the Best Bitter. Overall this beer was surprisingly easy to brew, and came out wonderfully. This is a rare blend of amazing flavor and character all in a low-ABV package. This beer has exceptionally high drinkability and a refreshing quality! This was my first time trying a classic English bitter and I will definitely be returning to the style as it quickly became one of my favorites.
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The recipe for 5.5 gallons is below, your efficiency may vary:
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4.6% ABV 27 IBU
9 lb Maris Otter (87.8%)
0.5 lb Biscuit Malt (4.9%)
0.5 lb Crystal 120L (4.9%)
0.25 lb Special Roast (2.4%)
Single Infusion Mash for 60 min at 150 F (65 C)
Water (ppm): Ca: 110, Mg: 24, Na: 65, SO4: 255, Cl: 100, HCO3: 79
90 minute boil:
60 min - Add 0.7 oz (20g ) Target (10.3% AA)
10 min - Add 0.8 oz (23g) Fuggles (4.9% AA)
OG: 1.044
1 package Wyeast 1968 London ESB
Ferment 65-68 F (18-20 C) for 2-3 weeks, raising temperature toward the end of fermentation to encourage attenuation.
FG: 1.009
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0:00 Intro and Welcome
0:20 Style Description and Approach
5:00 Recipe
9:09 Mash and Lauter
11:40 Boil
14:16 Fermentation Plan and Yeast Pitch
17:09 Fermentation Follow-Up
18:56 Pour and Tasting Notes
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@MrThesem 4 года назад

Another great video. Love the detail and afaic the length is just fine, no worries there unless longer videos are more of a pain to edit and upload. Your love of this particular beer really shined through on this one, so hell, no reason not to give it a 10. It really looked delicious and has prompted me to consider brewing this one towards summer. And if I do I may filch your recipe. BTW, you usually have a Union College t-shirt on, did you graduate from there? My sister-in-law did.....a looooong time ago. Cheers!!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Yup, thats my alma mater! Thanks for the kind words, and my recipe is in the description for a reason - I absolutely encourage you to use it!

@MrThesem 2 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Finally got around to brewing this. Kegged a week ago. I followed your recipe, scaled to my set up, with the only change being Lallemand dry London ESB yeast. Finished a bit high at 1.016 for 4.1% but tastes great. Definitely not clear like yours but hopefully time will help. Thanks for the recipe!!

@crabmansteve6844 Год назад

@@MrThesem Time always helps! Most people think they messed up their brew, but just waiting seems to right a lot of wrongs.

@MrThesem Год назад

@@crabmansteve6844 Exactly. Mine cleared up just like Steve's and was delicious. I can see this one being in my regular rotation.

@Patstar777 2 года назад

English bitters are the reason I started home-brewing. I was stationed there for four years in the 80’s and loved their bitters.

@Jango1989 3 года назад

As an Englishman, I can say with sincerity, you nailed it!

@brentm4386 4 года назад

Sounds perfect. English ales are my favorite, I wish they were more prominent in the United States. Nice!

@stuartwarner6719 Год назад

As a British ex-pat, the non-negotiable requirement for a good bitter (they don't travel well I'm afraid) is why I got into home-brew. Several years later I've brewed many different styles, but the English bitter is is a beer I keep coming back to and remains a crowd-pleaser for all guests regardless of nationality. I really liked the way that you emphasized that despite the name, this style is not "bitter" as such; in fact, this style is ALL ABOUT the complementary balance between the light biscuity malts and the subtle floral hops. That balance has to be just right, so that different flavours gently come through at different times as you drink. Your particular brew looks delicious. The colour looks spot-on. Your malt selection and proportions are great, though you could try swapping our the crystal for Munich cara if you can get hold of that instead. Fuggles is a great finishing / whirlpool hop, but another great and authentic option is East Kent Goldings. I often combine the two for a more complex aroma/flavour. Your yeast choice is perfect, but I've switched over to using Verdant IPA yeast (Lallemand isolated it from a brewery in Cornwall, England) as a reharvested house strain for most beers these days - it is quite fruity and rips through fermentation. You are right about relatively low carbonation (much less than a larger) allowing the flavours to shine through and increasing drinkability, but you could carbonate a little more so there is a loose (large bubble) head sitting on the beer for the first 5 minutes or so that can be re-invigorated by swirling the glass three or for times. Awww, I've just talked myself into brewing one of these . Looks like I'm buying malt this afternoon. Cheers!

@TheApartmentBrewer Год назад

This is an awesome comment! I think I need to brew another one of these!

@uksnusreviews9455 4 года назад

Really enjoyed this video! As an Englishman it's quite refreshing to hear someone over the Pond make and give tasting notes on an English beer 😊 New subscriber here and a thumbs up!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it and cheers!

@joer-s510 4 года назад

As an English rookie homebrewer, I greatly appreciated this video. This style of beer is my favourite and you have earned my subscription for sure!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Awesome! I'm really happy you're enjoying it, thank you for the sub!

@nerdaccount 4 года назад

I love your videos! And I think it's clear when you like a beer! When you take that tasting drink you get a sincere smile on your face and that does it for me whether and how much you like the beer! Thank for making these!

@afhostie 3 года назад

Really liking all the different styles you do in these videos, i think you've easily hit all the styles i have been waiting to try

@kingcam0775 4 года назад

Would love to see you try this again in the future in the cask style with a brew in bag.

@Hedzlone 2 года назад

I brewed this 5 weeks ago and it turned out amazing! Thanks for the recipe. Your videos are great!

@vikramjitsingh4538 4 года назад

looks absolutely delicious, with the fine british malts, the colors perfect, enjoy.......cheers

@timothyrichards5823 4 года назад

Fantastic. Love the video and the level of detail!

@wave2k868 Год назад

Definitely want to try this as an Brit living in the USA. Absolutely correct about the carbonation, also consumed at warmer temps. Yours looks absolutely fantastic

@rodandanner2132 3 года назад

I'm going to make this over the weekend. Thank you.

@glleon80517 4 года назад

I am a loyal subscriber and love your videos! I am only a few all-grain brew days into this hobby, but I have been brewing “beers” for a couple of years for “other purposes”. As a fellow engineer I am very interested in the “hows” and “whys” of home brewing which you do an excellent job explaining. Length of your videos is just fine by me! Many thanks.

@philjamieson5572 3 года назад

Excellent video. Thanks for putting this on here. When I have a beer at home, I like my bitter/Pale ale at 12 degrees C from my beer fridge. I'm not sure what temperature it'd be on draught at my local, but I think it'd be similarly cooled. Cheers from Wiltshire, England.

@ianlaker9161 2 года назад

Greetings from the UK. I'm born and bred in East Kent, England and a great lover of proper English bitter, especially on cask - another great characteristic of English ale. I have one in the fermenter right now! Don't get me wrong, I love all styles and craft beer. But bitter is what I was brought up on. It's in my DNA! Great video as always.

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I've got to do more English Pale Ales!

@glicmathan1771 8 месяцев назад

British cask ales are my favorites and I love Best Bitter! Based on your description, I’d say you did a 10 out of 10, especially without casking it! Thanks for the recipe and instructions!

@keypunker22 3 года назад

Great video, man. New subscriber now. Love that you waited to publish the video so you could show grain to glass.

@anothercitizen4867 Месяц назад

For one summer I lived in Hounslow near a Fullers’ pub. My bus stop was just in front of it. ESB on cask was my favorite. These seem like simple ales, but they are not easy to home brew well. Make sure you use English ingredients to ensure success.

@OAK_MTN 8 месяцев назад

Brewed a second batch of this recipe a few weeks ago and it's an absolute banger of a beer. 1st time we had carbonation issues during bottling, but this time around I simply baptized my new keg and carbonated it from a tank. It's amazing.

@ingolfurarnar697 4 месяца назад

When living in London I got used to cask bitters and they've since been one of my favorite type of beers. And yes the low abv is a good thing when you live in a culture where you go to the pub for hours most days of the week 😊 It took a few pints to get used to. At first I was not impressed. Thought it was flat and not interesting. But it wins you over quite fast. Love it today.

@BeerMan421 4 года назад

This was excellent! I learned so much! Thanks for sharing! What a nice lookin beer you made there! great video! cheers!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thank you!

@milesjacob4979 3 года назад

Nice work, I love english ales. Here in australia we have lots of loosely british heritage but surprisingly we have not adopted their beers at all.

@JuiceTerry87 3 года назад

Think that must be for climate reasons only really?

@Heaven-dy9lj 4 года назад

Thanks for doing this. A good basis to start from would be Timothy Taylor, with their styles. The American micro explosion seems to be making up for years of producing Budweiser Coors etc. And it's way out of balance for me. Centuries of brewing have resulted in the beer styles of Europe for a reason. Sociability balanced with taste and sessionability. I mean many of the new American ales that get the most praise have IBU'S levels of 150 - 1000! The taste buds cannot discern taste after around 110. If it's not melting your tongue off, it's a beer of little worth it seems to American beer aficionado these days. And this mind set is dominating the market .

@bobbing3815 2 года назад

Just brewed your recipe. Thank you. I’m an ex pat who is very beer home sick. Keep up your great channel and we appreciate your enthusiasm to the craft.

@jimbam8590 4 года назад

Another great vid, love esb's and fuggle hops... really don't mind the length of your vids as they informative all way through 🍺

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@tomsan7189 25 дней назад

Have the same beer glass, that brewery is from my hometown 🍻 cheers

@garyballared2077 2 года назад

top video as usual! - my favourite bitter is 100 per cent pale malt and EKG - simple but gorgeous.

@ianbanhamamprepair9457 3 года назад

Your pint of bitter looks so appealing I just had to make a copy of your recipe, Thanks from England.

@kommi1974 3 года назад

My favorite yeast for an ESB is Voss Kveik. Just fantastic. Got this idea from David Heath's ESB recipe. Haven't looked back.

@tommanning7337 4 года назад

Awesome content as always man!! 🍺🍺cheers

@thols2000 4 года назад

Oh come on, just give it a 10/10. Anyway, love your videos, always looking forward to them. And we share the love for English beer styles. Cheers 🍻

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Haha thank you for the kind words. I wish there was more English beer available here in the States! Cheers!

@doncline3386 8 месяцев назад

lived near oxford for 3 years in a neighborhood called botley hill and the hook norton bitter was my favorite

@grunzgrunzibert6223 2 года назад

Nice video :) I am going to try brewing this myself! greetings from germany

@charleskielt8069 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video. It's good to see people brewing British ales. I mostly brew English ales and Belgian styles since both, but especially the British, are hard to find in the US. Bitters don't travel well, so the Fuller's you had is nothing like it is on cask in London.

@mihaiplesca912 2 года назад

Love your Videos! Good job!

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

Thanks!

@Erik_Swiger Год назад

English bitter was my first taste of real beer. It was made by a Scottish brewer, in Fort Collins, Colorado, in the late 80s. I instantly fell in love. Since then, I've tried to find a beer that resembled that basic bitter, to no avail. So, against my better judgement (lol), looks like I'm getting back into brewing after almost 30 years. My goal is something I read from the Papazian book; a basic bitter that's cask-conditioned and served barely below room temperature. At least, that's my memory of it. I'm guessing that my focus needs to be on the grain, the hops, and the yeast, to even come close to the desired character. Much experimenting lies ahead. And now I need to buy equipment all over again (but no glass carboys!).

@Erik_Swiger Год назад

Also, I had my first IPA from this brewpub (Coopersmith's). You know what? IT WAS BALANCED. My giant complaint about IPAs generally is that now they all seem to be hops, hops, hops.

@davec4955 3 года назад

I'm 62 years old and from South East London. I must say it looks and sounds like (from your tasting notes) the beers I I've known and enjoyed all my life. If you're in London try Fuller's London pride and Fuller's ESB from the cast !! 👌

@theubiquitusgastronaut8273 3 года назад

Really interested to know more about calculating water treatment specifically gypsum and chalk for South Coast England bitters.

@AddkisonAlesAndLagers 4 года назад

I love some Bitter!

@HW1984 4 года назад

Personally I really like the “longer” videos! Either way I’ll keep watching enjoying and learning.

@brokentreebrewingco7034 4 года назад

Nice! I'm going to be working on belgian styles this year, but have my eye on an ESB to brew for fun soon.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Very nice! It's been a whole since I brewed a Belgian but I'm thinking a late spring witbier would be nice.

@bumpy-isms 4 года назад

A nice bitter is always enjoyable Cheers Steve

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks Jesse! I agree, one of my new favorite styles of beer.

@malkocy 4 года назад

I love your videos with the details and reasons on your procedure and planning. I am a new home brewer, with my 5th batch just brewed last weekend, and planning for my next three brewing. Just ordered my new batch of malts and yeasts.. I will be bottling my ESB tomorrow, but I prefer to change things in my recipees. It is a bit more abv and a bit more hops.. For suggestions, you may try 7-7-7 minute video if you wanna shorten.. Entry info and planning / brewing / tasting and ending.. Wish you all stay safe at your home..

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thank you! Glad you appreciate the details, and good luck with the next batch, stay safe and thank you for the suggestions!

@SpockIOM 2 года назад

Just getting into your channel as a noob to homebrewing - I’m enjoying your content very much, so thank you for it all and long may it continue! As a Brit I think that looks and sounds like a good solid pint, but as you mentioned cask conditioning I think that would be one way to improve it if you were inclined to do so, especially if you serve it using and old-style beer pump. My experience of bitters and British ales (I’ve drank more than a few in my time!!) is that they really do benefit from this. Not taking anything away from you, of course but it’s something to consider for the style of beer. Keep up the great work and content! Cheers 🍻

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

I would love to, but it is so difficult and very expensive to get a cask setup going on a homebrew scale unfortunately. Glad you enjoyed the video though!

@sveinkorssund3295 3 года назад

I like the glass in the beginning, Mack from Tromsø in Norway. The northern most brewery in the world.

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

A gift from one of my brothers, hope to go there myself some day!

@johnnyperez2260 4 года назад

Love your videos. My suggestions: 1. Put the ingredients and brewing profile on the screen as opposed to the notebook. 2. Skip the part about the actually brewing steps just shorts clips as people are familiar with mashing, boiling, etc. Overall very good job!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks, in the early section of the video I actually do that when I go over the recipe, but cutting down on the transfer footage is a good suggestion

@jimbam8590 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer not too much "skipping" lol dont forget there are still newbie brewers out there who love to take on board everything. . It really depends on how much hassle it is to you is what i say 🍺🍺

@TheGrimbarianBrewer 4 года назад

Looks great that mate,I love how you've brewed an English bitter and even put it in a classic english pub glass,I'm looking to brew more english bitters and ales this year,I'm brewing a brown ale next week,hopefully close to a newcastle brown ale clone. I'll try get some footage and will give you a shoutout on my next vid too. Another great video as usual mate. Cheers stay safe 🍻🍺

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks! Ooh I could definitely go for some classic brown ale myself. Good luck and thank you!

@TheGrimbarianBrewer 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer I know same here haha,I'll have to look into how much it'll cost to ship some beer mail over to you

@distlledbrewedreviewed 4 года назад

Happy Easter my friend.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Happy Easter to you too!

@JuiceTerry87 3 года назад

Great channel. I'm English and there is a lot of very mediocre bitter and best out there, but a good one is very enjoyable (Marble of Manchester Pint is a good example).

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@bryggern 4 года назад

Looks very tasty! I've brewed some ESB's lately, and one thing i'll continue doing is using Fullers fermentation regime. Pitch at 17 C. Let it increase 1 degree a day untill its at 20c and let it stay there until it's 50% done. Then decrease the temp back down to 17c and let it ride out. As soon as u reach final gravity, drop the temp down to 6c. The yeast will then hibernate and won't be able to clean up the ester u really want for this syle of beer.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Cool idea! Basically stopping short and then lagering a bit. May have to try that next time I do something similar to this

@bryggern 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer You won't regret it. I am sure you know, but have suckbackin mind when dropping temp down to 6c.

@johnauld1268 4 года назад

Thanks!

@tommanning7337 4 года назад

Just saying, can’t speak for everyone, but I enjoy the longer detailed videos. Being a home brewer myself it’s interesting to watch the process others are doing with different equipment and such. 🍺🍺cheers

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

@Ralphmears 3 года назад

So chuffed you like the style. I’m drinking a bitter home brewed with a West Yorkshire yeast strain - Admittedly I’m from Yorkshire so a little bias but nevertheless it’s a great beer. Tonnes of malt, balanced bitterness and great mouthfeel. I also under carbonate this style, it’s the closest I can get to ‘pub cask beer’

@jamespadley3062 4 года назад

Great video, If you're making more English Ales a Beer Engine with a sparkler on is well worth the investment

@JoshuaAdkisson 4 года назад

Please correct me if I'm wrong... BJCP changed the name of the ESB in 2015 because Fuller's Brewing Company has been found to own the trademark to ESB. They changed the category to British Bitter with the Sub-Categories being Ordinary Bitter, Best Bitter, and Strong Bitter... The only reason I know this is because it's my literal favourite style of beer. :D

@garyballared2077 2 года назад

wow - must be good if it compares with fullers!

@garyballard1790 3 года назад

nice description of proper english ale

@birdybro9403 4 года назад

I would like to see how you come up with a recipe and how you work out the amounts of grain,what sort of grain,hops,etc for that style of beer. Also what water profile you go for to suit the beer style you're brewing and how you adjust the salts you add to get to your desired target.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

That's a good idea, I'll try to put together something like that for a future video

@birdybro9403 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Thank you. 👍🏻🍻

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

@@birdybro9403 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MP2IRulwL3I.html here is one I did on water a while back, which may be helpful

@MrScotchpie 3 года назад

Maybe interesting to know that another yeast for English Bitter is Wyeast 1469 (West Yorkshire) which is the actual strain they use in the Timothy Taylor brewery in West Yorkshire. Timothy Taylors is a very popular brewery in the UK and their Landlord is a classic of the style. In the UK there are all grain Landlord kits but there are also recipes online.

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Yes! I will be looking into brewing with that strain when I do more bitters in the future

@jimlewis7938 2 года назад

Great job! Is your record book available for purchase? Keep up the great job

@hatherlow 2 года назад

what pressure did you use to carbonate, planning a bitter but may bottle to get the low carbonation

@afhostie 3 года назад

Editing process is great, i don't think you need to cut stuff out. I'd be curious to see a speed challenge for brewing. Genus logged 3 hours for all grain in one of their videos.

@threepotbrewery1700 4 года назад

Love all your detailed videos! If you like exploring English style, have a look at English Golden Ale. Super easy to brew and always a crowd favorite with friends and family here. Brew on, Mate!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback! I'm thinking about doing an English Golden sometime later this year in fact!

@threepotbrewery1700 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer The official style is British Golden Ale. Also look at Golden Promise Malt if it is available in your area.

@davidt8546 2 года назад

I use the same system and always struggle with water volumes as the grain basket is on legs so the water beneath the basket does not soak the grains?

@tommydutch5943 4 года назад

Very much enjoy your informative videos! It's helpful to know what to look for in every beer style. If I were to be overly critical, it would be that I'm not a huge fan of some of your background music. Maybe it's just the volume? Sometimes I find myself turning down the volume until I anticipate you speaking again. Stay safe!

@pastorscottmarsh8627 2 года назад

Is that 2nd Hop column for Dry hopping?

@andyray8968 4 года назад

Keep them long. This way i can relax and drink a beer, or two, and enjoy some good TV. Any big hikes coming up? Enjoy some of your beers on a peak!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Unfortunately traveling to the mountains for outdoor activities is canceled for a while, at least until everything calms down. But theres still brewing!

@vkurr1286 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this video, as I am getting ready to brew my first all grain ESB. What did you do to actually under carbonate your Best Bitter?

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

If you're bottling, use half the amount of priming sugar, and if you're kegging, just force carbonate for a shorter time or lower pressure

@81Elbow 2 года назад

Great video. Love your approach to brewing. But please tell me we’re you got your hands on the 0,5 l Mack brewery glass your drinking out of?? Been to Tromø?? The northernmost mainland brewery in the world.

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the content. Never been to Mack - I got it as a gift. But its on the bucket list!

@Hannes_Lind 4 года назад

As always great vids. What water calculator are you using?

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks! I use the integrated one in beersmith

@michaelcarroll2991 2 года назад

Looking to brew this recipe this weekend, thanks for the details. Are you able to share what method you use to carbonate? This is only my second brew and that was a struggle the first time. We used table sugar and some of the beers we bottled were perfect but there was a wide variety of carbonation levels that we had while drinking the batch. Thanks and happy new year!

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

I believe I kegged this one but when bottle conditioning the best way to get consistent carbonation between bottles is to mix priming sugar solution into the whole batch of beer before transferring to bottles, that way every bottle.gets basically the same amount

@horlacsd 4 года назад

ehh watched your kveik video last night before doing up a batch of an ordinary bitter almost hit the Burton-on-Trent water profile to the tee they're ripping after 4 hrs 2 gal @90F (< 1/8th pitch), 3 gal @72F (7/8th pitch) thanks for the info, cheers

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Just pitched amother kviek beer myself, it's awesome yeast. Cheers!

@MarshallSmith27 3 года назад

when I lived in England my exes dad used to make fun of me when I would order a Best Beer. I liked them but apparently theyre kinda lowly in some places. I reallyyyy miss the beer there. I much prefer the beer there but it is where I learned to like beer so I might be partial

@RHBronco 3 года назад

I have purchased the ingredients for this one for my next brew. I don’t know if you’ve endorsed one of your recipes as highly as this one, so I am excited to try it. First time trying one of your recipes, and I’m looking forward to it.

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

I think it's awesome you want to brew one of my recipes! Best of luck for your brew, hope it turns out great for you!

@RHBronco 3 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer I have this fermenting now. The wort sample tasted great. The yeast took a long time to take off. The smack pack took almost a whole day to START to swell. Fingers crossed!

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Might have had some older yeast there! Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew!

@RHBronco 3 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer there should be an acronym for that...

@poisonpotato1 4 года назад

What do you think about doing a Scottish Ale using a very long boil

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Its definitely a project I want to work on. Did the same thing for my doppelbock, 120 min boil. Just need a lot of space in the kettle!

@1TheLord1 4 года назад

Plenty of 10 min brew videos out there. I like the length of yours in that sense, that's your style. I like your tasting notes. Idk, not much I would change. I've had a hard time with high flocking UK yeasts. A oatmeal stout with wlp002 and a porter with wlp007 both got stuck. (The oatmeal stout actually made bottle volcanoes...). Any tips to fully attenuate those?

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate the details! As far as attenuation the biggest things I've found that help are making sure you have sufficient oxygen and pitch rate. Then if you want to really squeeze all the attenuation you can get out of it, ramping up the temp over the course of fermentation will help a lot. Good luck!

@xander1052 Год назад

Next level up is to brew a Best Bitter in a Cask/Bag in box system and run it off a beer engine. Makes a world of difference, especially with a sparkler to give it a head that is nearly identical to a nitro pour.

@TheApartmentBrewer Год назад

Stay tuned!! That exact thing is coming in a few weeks!

@coryserratore5951 Год назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Looking forward to this. Cask ale is a rare thing in my area.

@afhostie 3 года назад

If you miss the original gravity reading you're wanting, is there anything you can do? Can you just boil longer to concentrate it?

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Yup, if you really want to hit the OG that badly you can just boil it down. Tradeoff is less volume, darker color and probably more bitterness

@morse2279 4 года назад

Have you tried Priming the Keg with English Bitters, I find this is much better for this style than force carb, I have Casks and when I know it wont be served Hand Pulled I go for a much higher level of natural carbonation, as a Beer Engine can make a flat Beer drinkable.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

That's a good suggestion, honestly I had considered it, but I'm impatient when it comes to drinking a fresh brewed beer haha

@morse2279 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer I find it carbs nicely in as little as 3 days, using a highly flocculant yeast it can be ready to go.

@jonmccombs1711 3 года назад

Where did you the tap handles? Great job! How did you lower carbonate the one beer with others? Did I catch you are in NH as well.

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Got them on Amazon, there should be a link to them somewhere in the description. I just force carbonate with a lower pressure than my other beers and shut off the gas supply to that keg via distributor. When it starts pouring too slow, I'll just re pressurize the keg with serving pressure. I am in southern NH, yes.

@TwoandaHalfPintsHomebrew 4 года назад

Looks like a great beer and great recipe! How did you decide on the water profile and what did it bring to the beer? We did a high chloride bitter this past summer in an attempt to enhance malt flavors and I didn't much care for that. Looking at doing a high sulfate this next time but maybe not as much and certainly not as high as Burton on Trent.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

My process is to basically see what other people have has success with and then tailor that to my own city water supply profile. I'm happy with the water chemistry I used on this beer because despite the SO4/Cl ratio it is still quite balanced. I would imagine that the unique biscuit character would be overwhelming with a high Cl level. And even with high sulfate, English hops seem to be quite tame. Never tried full on burton on trent, but most advice I have seen is to avoid directly copying the city water profiles and just use them as guidelines, in fact Palmer himself has said this. Cheers, and definitely looking forward to what you guys come up with - love your videos!

@TwoandaHalfPintsHomebrew 4 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Thanks, we'll have to try this water profile for our next Bitter About the Spurs or whatever Tottenham-themed bitter we make.

@colefutterman7259 4 года назад

Awesome stuff, love your videos. Is the recipe for a five-gallon batch?

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Yep!

@colefutterman7259 4 года назад

Thank you!

@Erik_Swiger Год назад

This comment is 3 years after the video was made...in my experience, I like videos that are 5-10 minutes in length, or 20m-30m, or an hour and a half. Generally a 15-minute video is great. Longer videos are hard to fit into my day.

@ingolfurarnar697 4 месяца назад

😂😂😂

@coalacorey Год назад

So there is no mashout at a higher temperature with this recipe? I plan on brewing this in 1-2 weeks. I never had a Bitter before, maybe I should try a bought one before in order to be able to judge the outcome

@TheApartmentBrewer Год назад

You can mashout if you want to, there is no particular reason why I didn't do one.

@glenellis3223 4 года назад

Great video mate! Was the fermentation sluggish or did it go ok? Was just wondering because of a lack of a starter. If so I'm definitely just pitching without a starter in the future (in low gravity beers at least!)

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks! I'm going to answer this with a disclaimer that making a starter will pretty much always give you a faster and healthier fermentation. However with a 1.050 OG wort or lower with a relatively simple adjunct free grain bill you can indeed have a good fermentation just pitching the package. However this will vary widely depending on a lot of things such as beer style, desired ester profile, grain bill, fermentation temperature and yeast strain. In this beer, the fermentation went fine and I wasn't brewing for a competition or anything so I wasn't too concerned. TLDR; using a starter will probably give you a better fermentation but you can get away without it in some cases

@glenellis3223 4 года назад

Thanks for the quick response! Look forward to giving this Best Bitter recipe a try at some point soon!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Good luck! I loved this beer

@ingolfurarnar697 4 месяца назад

What's a starter?

@afhostie 3 года назад

I'm curious about trying this but I'd need to do a smaller batch in order to do all grain. Should i just do half of everything to do 2.5 gal batch?

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

If you want to do a half batch there is nothing wrong with splitting the batch 50/50

@afhostie 3 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer since we're not going to halve the yeast, that makes me wonder, is it possible to have too large of a yeast starter? Or are there times that you'd intentionally not make one?

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

@@afhostie on the homebrew scale that's not an issue really

@roydaniel5642 Год назад

Not sure why, but my FG for this beer (both times I brewed it) ended at 1.022. I did sub out the special malt for chocolate malt tho.

@TheApartmentBrewer Год назад

Might be a mash temperature thing as well. 1.022 is pretty common with english yeasts if theres any maltotriose in there, a switch to nottingham yeast should solve that issue for you

@roydaniel5642 Год назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer would you say WLP002 does the same thing?

@TheApartmentBrewer Год назад

Not exactly. WLP007 is a closer equivalent

@jamessparks5236 2 года назад

I’m considering using a burton water profile for an ordinary bitter. But it just seems that So4 at 725ppm and HCO3 at 300 is just a little outrageous, thoughts?

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

That might get a bit nuts, you definitely want it to be high mineral content but that might get a bit too flinty. Maybe try brewing two batches with different water profiles to see what you like?

@kevinwatson9378 3 года назад

Just brewed this on Thursday following your video my ph seemed a bit high + didn't have any Gypsum to lower it, anyway it was bubbling away Thursday night all day Friday but it seemed to have become stuck on Saturday I panicked and went off and bought more yeast added it and it started again untill today when it had stopped again. I then checked my gravity and it seems it's already at final gravity should I keg it or leave it another few days? Just seems it was a bit quick to ferment?

@kevinwatson9378 3 года назад

Left it for another week and it had totally finished ( I used a different yeast) kegged it and just had my 1st drink today and it's a very nice bitter so thank you for your very informative videos 🙂

@Edgar_Contreras 3 года назад

Hi Sr. where do you buy your brewing Salts?online?

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Typically at my local homebrew store or through a homebrewing supplier on Amazon

@eirikhelseth1058 2 года назад

What is the story behind the Mack glass? Surprised to see one in NA🙂

@TheApartmentBrewer 2 года назад

Birthday present from my brothers who visited Tromsø!

@nickdefrancis 3 года назад

For this beer can you talk about why you went with higher sulfates than chlorides? Not knowing anything myself, I’d expect higher Cl for a more malt-forward beer like this accentuate mouthfeel maybe?

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Thats a great question actually. Yes, it does seem counterintuitive, but this adds some of that "flinty" character that english ales are known for. Even though its not "bitter" by todays standards, you should still get some hop character. A malt-forward profile can make this type of beer too sweet and unbalanced.

@nickdefrancis 3 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Interesting, makes sense. After thinking more it sounds like 'drinkability' of a pub ale or table ale (is that even a thing?) would mean you may not want that creamy/fullest body and something with a little more balance I suppose. Thanks for the info, keep it up, I'm learning a lot!

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

Exactly, glad I can help!

@degree231 3 года назад

I heard you mention you are in NH, what is your LHBS? I am in the Salem/Derry area and I haven't found anything great around me. Thanks

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

I use jaspers in Nashua. They are fantastic and also have very quick local shipping.

@degree231 3 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Cool thanks! I'll have to go check them out this week

@Edgar_Contreras 3 года назад

Hi, could you told me how may liters of water do you use to do this recipe, I know that depends your equipment but i need a point to start

@TheApartmentBrewer 3 года назад

I'd start with about 30L

@Edgar_Contreras 3 года назад

@@TheApartmentBrewer Thanks Sr.. nice videos.. Regards from mexico.

@mariopardo3992 4 года назад

I think your videos are great, and full of info. I don't see a problem on the length of the videos, but if you really want to make shorter videos, maybe you could do a voice over of the ingredients while we see the process, like saying the malt percentages while you're pouring it into the mash water. Keep on going, man! Greetings from Mexico city, and happy quarantine, i watch your videos(since I have no ingredients to brew right now), among other stuff, to get through.

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it!

@brentm4386 4 года назад

I think you can shorten the detail of the brew itself to some degree. It's interesting to hear the recipe, watch short clips of the brew/problems encountered, and see the tasting. But I think the recipe and tasting are most interesting for viewers. Thanks the for videos, gonna brew this bitter next!

@TheApartmentBrewer 4 года назад

Thanks for the ideas!