Dom's Bitter
Nearly the ides of November, Thunder and Mrs. Thunder congregated at the Boomer Dome for a night of tomfoolery and brewing. We feasted on Moroccan dishes which showcased fresh farm veggies from Parker Farms in Lunenburg, MA. A little pumpkin bread courtesy of Ms. Boomer with fresh whipped cream finished out the meal. Post nosh, we brewed.Boomer Dome had not seen a brew in months, and thankfully Thunder delivered on the equipment. Sanitized, full of food, and ready to brew.
The beer is an English Bitter - modeled after the delightfully creamy Boddingtons Pub Ale. The recipe is as follows:
4 oz Crystal 60 Steeped @ 150 Degrees F, 30 minutes
1.4 oz Black Patent
Sparged grains with 1 gallon water at 150 Degrees F
4 lbs Munton's Extra Light DME
1/3 lbs Invert Sugar (Lyle's Golden Syrup)
1/2 oz Kent Goldings Full 60 minutes
1 oz Fuggles
1/4 oz Kent Goldings 12 minutes
1/4 oz Fuggles
1 tsp Irish Moss
1/4 oz Kent Goldings 3 minutes
Wort chilled with 365 brand Spring Water. Let sit overnight, yeast pitched in morning.
Yeast: Windsor Brewing Yeast
It's 7 PM on November 13th and she's bubbling like champagne...
posted by Brian @ 6:39 PM
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2 Comments:
You said Ms. Boomer. Wow!
Good brew session for sure. I am guessing there was not a blow-off incident. Shizer, just remembered that the tube is sitting in B-Brite.
So we are back on the wagon. I think adding the sugar at the end (although not with this beer) is really the best way to go for a fuller flavor.
We also sampled a KPA from over a year ago. That was delicious. THanks for keeping that around, Boomer.
Poop on TheRook. All shadows fade.
Titled Dom's Bitter in honor of Thunder's old landlord who gave him countless hours of advice and company, and provided the carboy in which this bitter matured.
Dom is the man of 14 Pierce Street in Everett. Fuck it, he's just the man!
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