Hop Gobbler

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  • HoppyHoppy
  • FloralFloral
  • FruityFruity
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As the name might suggest, this recipe takes inspiration from a popular commercial Ruby Beer, which lies at the hoppy end of BJCP Style; Northern English Brown Ale 11.C. Classic English hops (Fuggles and EKG) and Chocolate Malt combine to supercharge the English Bitter extract. The chocolate malt grain requires some extra preparation time but the final result makes it worth the effort!

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Recipe Contains

1 × English Bitter (1.7kg)
1 × Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract (1.5kg)
1 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
1 × Light Crystal Malt (100g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 100g Chocolate Malt
1 × 25g Fuggles Hops
1 × 25g East Kent Golding Hops
1 × 11g Lallemand ESB London Dry Yeast

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 55
Volume: 25L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 5.2%

Alcohol by Volume

35 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 55

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 25g Fuggles Hops
1 x 25g East Kent Goldings Hops
1 x 11g Lallemand ESB London Dry Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Chocolate and Crystal Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling
pin.
Stir the cracked Chocolate and Crystal Malt into 2 litres of hot water on the boil.
Remove from the heat, let steep for about 30mins then sit in cold water to cool.
In a fermenting vessel dissolve the Light Dry Malt with 2 litres of water.
Add the strained & cooled Chocolate and Light Crystal Malt liquid, the English Bitter and Amber Malt
extract.
Mix thoroughly.
Top up to 25 litres with cool water and stir again.
Sprinkle both the ESB London and brew can yeast then fit the lid

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Hop Gobbler

As the name might suggest, this recipe takes inspiration from a popular commercial Ruby Beer, which lies at the hoppy end of BJCP Style; Northern English Brown Ale 11.C. Classic English hops (Fuggles and EKG) and Chocolate Malt combine to supercharge the English Bitter extract. The chocolate malt grain requires some extra preparation time but the final result makes it worth the effort!

Hop Gobbler
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Hoppy, Floral, Fruity
Alcohol Content 5.2%
Colour (EBC) 55
Bitterness (IBU) 35
Volume 25L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers English Bitter
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 25g Fuggles Hops
1 x 25g East Kent Goldings Hops
1 x 11g Lallemand ESB London Dry Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Chocolate and Crystal Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling
pin.
Stir the cracked Chocolate and Crystal Malt into 2 litres of hot water on the boil.
Remove from the heat, let steep for about 30mins then sit in cold water to cool.
In a fermenting vessel dissolve the Light Dry Malt with 2 litres of water.
Add the strained & cooled Chocolate and Light Crystal Malt liquid, the English Bitter and Amber Malt
extract.
Mix thoroughly.
Top up to 25 litres with cool water and stir again.
Sprinkle both the ESB London and brew can yeast then fit the lid

2. Brew

Ferment at 18C - 21C.
After 3 days or fermenting, add the Fuggles and East Kent Goldings Hops to the brew (we suggest
wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth pulled straight from the packet).
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.

3. Bottle

Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 5.2% ABV

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