Plain Bitter (Ordinary Bitter)
(5 gallons, partial mash)
Out of every good brewing session comes many good drinking sessions. Why not brew the refreshing classic yourself? It’s just plain bitter.  

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs. pale liquid malt extract
• 2 lbs. pale dry malt extract
• 0.5 lb. British crystal malt, 60° Lovibond
• 0.7 oz. Bullion hops (10% alpha acid), for 60 min.
• 2 oz. Cascade hops (5% alpha acid),
• 1 oz. for 10 min., 1 oz. at end of boil
• Wyeast 1968 (Special London) or other attenuative ale yeast
• Isinglass or gelatin
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup corn sugar for priming

 
Step by Step:
Immerse crushed grains in 2 gal. of water at 155° F for 30 min. Strain out grains and rinse with 2 gal. of 165° F water to make a total volume of 4 gal. As the wort approaches boil, add malt extracts while stirring to dissolve. Add Bullion hops as soon as boil starts. Boil 50 min. more and add 1 oz. Cascade hops. Boil 10 min. more for a total boil of 60 min. Add 1 oz. more Cascade hops as the boil ends. Cool and aerate. Pitch yeast at 75° F.

Ferment at 60° to 65° F until finished. Add 1.5 to 2 gal. cool water to bring volume to 5 gal. in the secondary. Prime in a keg with corn sugar and add isinglass or gelatin, following the instructions on the package. Age for two weeks before drinking.

    OG = 1.038
    FG = 1.010