I love a well made bitter. Its one of my favorite styles. Highly quaffable, sessionable, and with that “moreishness” teasing you to down another pint. Unfortunately, you just can’t find them around here. You can find a few things at Bevmo! but the age and storage on those bottles is always highly questionable, so I like to make them. Timothy Taylor Landlord is considered a classic right up there with Fuller’s London Pride. Never had the pleasure but looking at clone recipes and the grist for Northern Brewer’s oh so cleverly named “The Innkeeper,” I knew this would be a winner. Golden Promise, Crystal 120, and sugar make for a beautiful amber colored beer with a full mouth feel but with a snappy finish.
As with any recipe kit you might need to adjust your volume outcome or add some ingredients to get the finished result you desire for your equipment. With this recipe I had to add 3 pounds Maris Otter(Golden Promise is hard to find!) and 3 ounces sugar to bulk it up to get 6 gallons in the fermenter with a final yield of a bit over 5 gallons.
The finished product after two weeks was in perfect condition and the keg barely lasted over a week.
6 gallons
Estimated OG: 1.047
Estimated FG: 1.008
Estimated Color: 6.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
ABV: 5.1%
Grain
6 lbs Golden Prmise (2 SRM) 57.2%
3 lbs Maris Otter (2 SRM) 28.6%
1 lbs Corn Sugar (0 SRM) 9.5%
4.7 ounces Extra Dark Crystal (120 SRM) 2.8%
Schedule
70 minute Boil
28.00 g Fuggles [3.8%] – 70 min 12.5 IBUs
28.00 g East Kent Goldings [4.7%] – Boil 45 min 13.7 IBUs
28.00g Styrian Goldings [5.4%] – Boil 5 min 3.4 IBUs
Whirfloc or Irish Moss 20 min
1tsp yeast nutrient 15 min
Mash and Sparge
50% RO water
50% Ventura (high bicarbonates and sulfates)
2g Calcium Chloride added to mash water
4ml lactic acid added to mash water
2ml lactic acid sparge water
Mash in 3.2 gallons water 164F and let stabilize to 153F for 60 min
Mashout 170F
Batch sparge 6 gallons cold
Yeast
Lallemand Nottingham
Fermentation
Ferment until done 70F
Cold crash one day
Add gelatin and rack to keg and carbonate using your preferred method