Dizzy Izzy – Brew Day

With Christmas fast approaching it was time for another brew to get the stocks up ready for the festive season. Nothing particularly fancy about this beer, just a good, solid and hopefully tasty easy drinking session type beer. I wanted something around the 4.5% mark so a few could be quaffed without falling asleep before the turkey is served. This is another named in honour of my newborn daughter, I’m calling this one Dizzy Izzy.

I had some help on the day for this brew from Lee from The Big Don Brewery who wanted to know how to brew a beer before he started making his own.

Dizzy Izzy Recipe

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L):           23.0
Total Grain (kg):         4.626
Total Hops (g):           90.00
Original Gravity (OG):    1.046  (°P): 11.4
Final Gravity (FG):       1.012  (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV):  4.52 %
Colour (SRM):             9.1   (EBC): 17.9
Bitterness (IBU):         30.4   (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 73
Boil Time (Minutes):      90

Grain Bill
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3.721 kg Maris Otter Malt (80.44%)
0.517 kg Amber Malt (11.18%)
0.280 kg Caramalt (6.05%)
0.100 kg Wheat Malt (2.16%)
0.008 kg Black Malt (0.17%)

Hop Bill
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30.0 g Challenger Leaf (6.1% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (First Wort) (1.3 g/L)
20.0 g East Kent Golding Leaf (4.7% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)
20.0 g Fuggles Leaf (5.7% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)
20.0 g East Kent Golding Leaf (4.7% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (0.9 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with NBS Ale Yeast