I based this recipe on a bottle of Old Speckled Hen I was given. The name comes from a wiley little bantam that lived a long free-range life on our farm by being impossible to catch.
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047 SG
Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
ABV: 5.3 %
IBU: 36 IBU
Colour: 16 EBC
BU:GU Ratio: 0.7
Mash water: 20L
Sparge water: 13L
Grain:
5 kg (88%) Maris Otter
300 g (5%) NZ Medium Crystal Malt
250 g (4.5%) Sugar
100 g (2.5%) NZ Dark Crystal Malt
Hops:
33 g UK Challenger 7 % (30 IBU) @ 60 Min
17 g UK Challenger 7 % @ 15 mins to go
10g UK East Kent Golding @ 15 mins to go
40g UK East Kent Golding @ turn off
Mash for 60 mins at 67°C.
Sparge and boil for 60 mins. Chill to 18°C before pitching your yeast.
Ferment at 19°C with 2 packs of Mangrove Jacks M15 (Empire Ale) yeast.
After 3 days slowly raise the temp to 24°C to help the yeast reabsorb those diacetyl precursors.
Carb to 2.5 volumes and enjoy.
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