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English Bitter, Mild, and Pale Ale
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Trans Canada Brewing Co.’s MisBEEhavin’ clone
This extra special bitter blends the sweetness of buckwheat honey with the bitterness of the hops. As a homebrewer, this prize was an amazi
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Spent Hop ESB
This ESB is brewed using 100% second-use fresh hops for a mellow bitterness.
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British Strong Bitter
There are three classes of British bitter — with strong bitter being the biggest of the three. Still, it clocks in at a relatively low ABV
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Gordon Strong’s Strong Bitter
A fun strong bitter recipe with some unusual techniques, including no-sparge.
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Blonde Bloke British Golden Ale
This Golden Ale recipe uses two specialty malts that will add body and mouthfeel to what otherwise might be a fairly straightforward beer. T
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Turning Point Brew Co.’s Nightcall Clone
The bitterness of this Yorkshire bitter is below the minimum for a best bitter under the BJCP Style Guide. Bitterness is still present with
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Marble Beers’ Manchester Bitter Clone
You can see the focus on the distinctive color with the use of the extra pale malt, giving wiggle room to build some malt flavor with crysta
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The Bitter Truth
British bitter is broken into three distinct styles in the Beer Judge Certification Program style guide, largely based on strength. However,
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Parti-Gyled English Pale Ale and Light Mild
Create two recipes, but use the same grist for both. For the second batch, change the brewhouse efficiency setting to one half the first rec
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Mild By Name, Mild By Nature
English mild has been around for hundreds of years, yet it can still be a difficult style to put a finger on. That may be due to no single c
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Cross Borders Brewing Co. & Dark Star Brewing Co.’s Intergalactic Mild Clone
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Steam Machine Brewing Co.’s Imperial Honeyed Mild Clone