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    <NAME>Bob's English Bitter</NAME>
    <VERSION>1</VERSION>
    <TYPE>All Grain</TYPE>
    <BREWER>duncan-watts</BREWER>
    <DATE>2024-03-30</DATE>
    <BATCH_SIZE>23</BATCH_SIZE>
    <BOIL_SIZE>27</BOIL_SIZE>
    <BOIL_TIME>30</BOIL_TIME>
    <OG>1.044</OG>
    <FG>1.01</FG>
    <ABV>4.5</ABV>
    <IBU>38</IBU>
    <EST_COLOR>8.3</EST_COLOR>
    <STYLE>
      <NAME>Best Bitter</NAME>
      <VERSION>1</VERSION>
      <CATEGORY_NUMBER>11</CATEGORY_NUMBER>
      <STYLE_LETTER>B</STYLE_LETTER>
      <STYLE_GUIDE>BJCP 2015</STYLE_GUIDE>
      <TYPE>Ale</TYPE>
    </STYLE>
    <FERMENTABLES>
      <FERMENTABLE>
        <NAME>Gladfield Ale Malt</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Grain</TYPE>
        <AMOUNT>4.5</AMOUNT>
        <YIELD>75</YIELD>
        <COLOR>3</COLOR>
      </FERMENTABLE>
      <FERMENTABLE>
        <NAME>Gladfield Dark Crystal Malt</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Grain</TYPE>
        <AMOUNT>0.19</AMOUNT>
        <YIELD>75</YIELD>
        <COLOR>3</COLOR>
      </FERMENTABLE>
      <FERMENTABLE>
        <NAME>Gladfield Medium Crystal Malt</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Grain</TYPE>
        <AMOUNT>0.19</AMOUNT>
        <YIELD>75</YIELD>
        <COLOR>3</COLOR>
      </FERMENTABLE>
    </FERMENTABLES>
    <HOPS>
      <HOP>
        <NAME>East Kent Goldings</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <ALPHA>10</ALPHA>
        <AMOUNT>0.027</AMOUNT>
        <USE>Boil</USE>
        <TIME>30</TIME>
      </HOP>
      <HOP>
        <NAME>East Kent Goldings</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <ALPHA>10</ALPHA>
        <AMOUNT>0.02</AMOUNT>
        <USE>Boil</USE>
        <TIME>10</TIME>
      </HOP>
      <HOP>
        <NAME>Green Bullet</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <ALPHA>10</ALPHA>
        <AMOUNT>0.011</AMOUNT>
        <USE>Boil</USE>
        <TIME>30</TIME>
      </HOP>
      <HOP>
        <NAME>Green Bullet</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <ALPHA>10</ALPHA>
        <AMOUNT>0.012</AMOUNT>
        <USE>Boil</USE>
        <TIME>10</TIME>
      </HOP>
    </HOPS>
    <YEASTS>
      <YEAST>
        <NAME>Fermentis SafAle S‑04 - Ale</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Ale</TYPE>
        <FORM>Dry</FORM>
        <AMOUNT>0.07</AMOUNT>
      </YEAST>
    </YEASTS>
    <MISCS>
      <MISC>
        <NAME>Lactic Acid (80%)</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Water Agent</TYPE>
        <USE>Water Agent</USE>
        <TIME>0</TIME>
        <AMOUNT>0.0035</AMOUNT>
        <AMOUNT_IS_WEIGHT>TRUE</AMOUNT_IS_WEIGHT>
      </MISC>
      <MISC>
        <NAME>Calcium Sulphate</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Water Agent</TYPE>
        <USE>Water Agent</USE>
        <TIME>0</TIME>
        <AMOUNT>0.0025</AMOUNT>
        <AMOUNT_IS_WEIGHT>TRUE</AMOUNT_IS_WEIGHT>
      </MISC>
      <MISC>
        <NAME>Magnesium Sulphate</NAME>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TYPE>Water Agent</TYPE>
        <USE>Water Agent</USE>
        <TIME>0</TIME>
        <AMOUNT>0.0017</AMOUNT>
        <AMOUNT_IS_WEIGHT>TRUE</AMOUNT_IS_WEIGHT>
      </MISC>
    </MISCS>
    <MASH>
      <NAME>Mash</NAME>
      <VERSION>1</VERSION>
      <GRAIN_TEMP>20</GRAIN_TEMP>
      <SPARGE_TEMP>80</SPARGE_TEMP>
      <MASH_STEPS>
        <MASH_STEP>
          <NAME>Mash In</NAME>
          <VERSION>1</VERSION>
          <TYPE>Infusion</TYPE>
          <INFUSE_AMOUNT>17</INFUSE_AMOUNT>
          <STEP_TEMP>70</STEP_TEMP>
          <STEP_TIME>5</STEP_TIME>
        </MASH_STEP>
        <MASH_STEP>
          <NAME>Mash (Saccharification Rest)</NAME>
          <VERSION>1</VERSION>
          <TYPE>Temperature</TYPE>
          <STEP_TEMP>65</STEP_TEMP>
          <STEP_TIME>60</STEP_TIME>
        </MASH_STEP>
      </MASH_STEPS>
    </MASH>
    <FERMENTATION_STAGES>2</FERMENTATION_STAGES>
    <PRIMARY_AGE>10</PRIMARY_AGE>
    <PRIMARY_TEMP>20</PRIMARY_TEMP>
    <SECONDARY_AGE>3</SECONDARY_AGE>
    <SECONDARY_TEMP>5</SECONDARY_TEMP>
    <NOTES># Bob's English Bitter

## Recipe notes

I brewed this for my neighbour Bob:
&quot;OMG one taste and I was sitting outside the Horse and Jockey beside the upper reaches of the Hamble. That's a superb version of a Southern Ale. Even the aftertaste is right. Well done.&quot;</NOTES>
  </RECIPE>
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