Beer style

[brewboy4]

Below us my recipe, what style of beer would you catagrisr this?
3kg Maris otter
0.28kg crystal malt
0.18 kg wheat malt
0.45kg treacle
60 mins -20g target
15 mins 20g first gold
5 mins 15g first gold

Dry hopped for 10 days with crusader ,
Og was 1.041
Fog was 1.008

Nottingham yeast

I was aiming for a best bitter(8b) not sure if it fits though?


Any input a much appricated

[seymour]

Best Bitter is exactly what I would've said. Sounds delicious, by the way. I bet that treacle contributed some nice rummy and fruity notes, eh?

Is there something about the finished beer which makes you think it wouldn't fit?

[brewboy4]

yeah there are some nice fruits and a little caramel, liquorice notes, it a long rummy bitter finish,The finished beer is just a touch sweet ,less treacle next time I think

[seymour]

Still sounds tasty and true-to-style to me. With a little twist, but not a fault by any means. Nice work, thanks for sharing.

What do you think of those Crusader hops, compared/contrasted to other varieties?

Are you submitting it to a contest?

[brewboy4]

only my second time using them.I think they are great for aroma and give a nice subtle flavour, they were added complement the treacle with there sweetnes?
I think there are comparable with most common English aroma hops expect they have a little less bit to them.


Have you tried them?

[Dave S]

I think you're right to use less treacle next time. Sounds a bit dark for a bitter to me with 450g.