Extra special bitter

[rossiski]

Trying my hand at my first session beer. What do you think of the recipe below for a 10 gallon batch

80% golden promise
15% munich
5% caramel 60

1 oz target 45 mins
1 oz EKG 15 mins
1 oz EKG and first gold 10 mins
1 oz EKG and first gold at flameout

West Yorkshire yeast at 65 degrees

[rossiski]

30 ibu's and abv of 4.5

[brewinhard]

If you are talking ESB, I would bump your OG to 1.050 (at least) and increase your IBUs to around 40. That will help differentiate it from a special bitter. But if you are looking for a tasty session beer then by all means it looks great! Let us know what you decide to go with. Session beers are fun to tinker with.

[BDawg]

I'd split the C60 into 2/3 of it as British C40 and the other 1/3 British C90

[rossiski]

I am actually shooting for a British style session beer. For bjcp I am logging it under the premium bitter category if I submit for judging. Any feedback on the hops schedule and use of EKG and first gold together?

[rossiski]

Ok I am going to brew this in a week or so. The recipe has been tweaked a little bit. I am using delta instead of first gold. Most of my bittering will come from target but I am think about doubling my flameout hops (1 oz EKG and 1oz delta). I am planning on whirlpooling hot for about 20 mins before chilling.Given the hop schedule in my first post will this make the beer too far out of style?

[GilesTH]

I'd say move back your first addition to 60 minutes to crank up the IBUs a bit, or tone it down and call it a best bitter.

[GilesTH]

I forgot to mention, I've found that with the british styles, the ideal temp is closer to 68f. I know that's only a few degrees different, but the flavor will have more of that unique, estery quality that british beers are known for. Even dropping 3 degrees can make it a cleaner flavor than you're looking for, which makes it a dull, two-dimensional beer.

Hope that helps