https://londonamateurbrewers.co.uk/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Harlequin_%26_Jester_BitterHarlequin & Jester Bitter - Revision history2026-04-24T20:49:16ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.3https://londonamateurbrewers.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Harlequin_%26_Jester_Bitter&diff=601&oldid=prevJames Wilson: Created page with "<big>'''By Phill Turner'''</big> Recipe is part of Recipe Index '''BJCP 2021 Style 11B Best Bitter''' This is my recipe that got a first in the Bitter under 4.3% at the GBBF competition 2025. The judges at the GBBF gave it a 43 out of 50. The only improvement they suggested was a bit of dry hop, which I also thought it needed. Next time, I might possibly dry hop for 3 to 4 days with whole hops. == Awards == ''' Great British Beer Festival 2025''' 1st - Session B..."2025-11-17T21:39:28Z<p>Created page with "<big>'''By Phill Turner'''</big> Recipe is part of <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Recipe_Index" title="Recipe Index">Recipe Index</a> '''BJCP 2021 Style 11B Best Bitter''' This is my recipe that got a first in the Bitter under 4.3% at the GBBF competition 2025. The judges at the GBBF gave it a 43 out of 50. The only improvement they suggested was a bit of dry hop, which I also thought it needed. Next time, I might possibly dry hop for 3 to 4 days with whole hops. == Awards == ''' Great British Beer Festival 2025''' 1st - Session B..."</p>
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'''BJCP 2021 Style 11B Best Bitter'''<br />
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This is my recipe that got a first in the Bitter under 4.3% at the GBBF competition 2025. The judges at the GBBF gave it a 43 out of 50. The only improvement they suggested was a bit of dry hop, which I also thought it needed. Next time, I might possibly dry hop for 3 to 4 days with whole hops.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
''' Great British Beer Festival 2025'''<br />
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1st - Session Bitters under 4.3%<br />
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== Measures ==<br />
* IBU 33<br />
* ABV 4.27%<br />
* OG 1.039<br />
* FG 1.007<br />
* EBC 17.4<br />
* 27 litre batch volume<br />
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== Ingredients ==<br />
=== Malt ===<br />
* 4kg Crisp No 19 Maris Otter Ale Malt 5.5 EBC<br />
* 0.4kg Torrefied Wheat 5.3 EBC<br />
* 0.25kg Simpsons Double Roasted Crystal 300 EBC<br />
* 0.2kg Simpsons Light Crystal 100 EBC<br />
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=== Hops ===<br />
* 16g Harlequin 11% AA - 16 IBU - 50 min boil<br />
* 20g Harlequin 11% AA - 8.6 IBU - 10 min boil<br />
* 25g Jester 8% AA - 7.8 IBU - 10 min boil<br />
* 15g Jester 8% AA - 1 IBU - 20 min hop stand at 80C<br />
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=== Yeast ===<br />
* Verdant IPA - 200ml cropped from another beer<br />
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== Process ==<br />
=== Mash ===<br />
* 66C for 50 min<br />
* 72C for 10 min<br />
* 75C for 1 min<br />
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=== Boil ===<br />
* 50 minute boil<br />
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=== Ferment ===<br />
* Primary — 18-20C<br />
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[[Category:Recipes]]</div>James Wilson