Butcombe clone reciope in Brewfather

[Frisp]

Folks. I have been trawling for a Butcombe Bitter Clone, I can only found one recipe in Brewfather.

Has anyone tried that recipe that can say how it compares to Somersets finest pint?

 

[Appleton Brews]

Doesn’t Graham Wheeler have a recipe for Butcombe bitter.

 

[MashBag]

There was a bloke a few years ago made it....he might still be around

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/butcombe.1053/page-2

Although he might have drowned

Boys... honestly this is a tissue moment...... Fek it I think Im going to drown myself with this

 

[Appleton Brews]

Butcombe Original

Klarstein Mundschenk 30 L​

75% efficiency
Batch Volume: 22 L

Vitals​

Original Gravity: 1.043
Final Gravity: 1.009
IBU (Tinseth): 38
BU/GU: 0.88
Colour: 10.5 SRM

Mash​

Temperature — 67 °C — 60 min

Malts (4.05 kg)​

3.8 kg (93.8%) — Crisp Finest Maris Otter® Ale Malt — Grain — 3.3 SRM
250 g (6.2%) — Crisp Medium Crystal 240 — Grain — 135 SRM

Hops (52 g)​

15 g (17 IBU) — Northdown (Whole) 9.4% — Boil — 60 min
12 g (13 IBU) — First Gold 8.4% — Boil — 60 min
10 g (5 IBU) — Bramling Cross 6.5% — Boil — 15 min
15 g (3 IBU) — Northdown (Whole) 9.4% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand

Yeast​

1 pkg — WHC Lab Old English WHC Old English 81%

 

[Frisp]

Butcombe Original

Klarstein Mundschenk 30 L​

75% efficiency
Batch Volume: 22 L

Vitals​

Original Gravity: 1.043
Final Gravity: 1.009
IBU (Tinseth): 38
BU/GU: 0.88
Colour: 10.5 SRM

Mash​

Temperature — 67 °C — 60 min

Malts (4.05 kg)​

3.8 kg (93.8%) — Crisp Finest Maris Otter® Ale Malt — Grain — 3.3 SRM
250 g (6.2%) — Crisp Medium Crystal 240 — Grain — 135 SRM

Hops (52 g)​

15 g (17 IBU) — Northdown (Whole) 9.4% — Boil — 60 min
12 g (13 IBU) — First Gold 8.4% — Boil — 60 min
10 g (5 IBU) — Bramling Cross 6.5% — Boil — 15 min
15 g (3 IBU) — Northdown (Whole) 9.4% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand

Yeast​

1 pkg — WHC Lab Old English WHC Old English 81%

thank you muchly

 

[Frisp]

There was a bloke a few years ago made it....he might still be around

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/butcombe.1053/page-2

Although he might have drowned

I nearly drowned and ended up with memory issues. jeezo I had forgotten about that, How come it didnt come up on my forum search..

 

[MashBag]

I forget about loads of things these days

 

[Frisp]

I forget about loads of things these days

Just done a search of my old posts and found one where I picked up a fresh bag of MO from Warminster maltings for £28.50 , same stuff is now £48.50 at TMM

 

[Appleton Brews]

I used to buy Tucker malt directly from their maltings in Newton Abbot until it closed. They still sell malt from there warehouse in Crediton Devon. It’s Warminster malt and crushed Maris Otter is £30.25 for 25kg.

 

[MashBag]

Just done a search of my old posts and found one where I picked up a fresh bag of MO from Warminster maltings for £28.50 , same stuff is now £48.50 at TMM

It think that says more about TMM. I am certainly not paying almost double.

 

[Frisp]

I used to buy Tucker malt directly from their maltings in Newton Abbot until it closed. They still sell malt from there warehouse in Crediton Devon. It’s Warminster malt and crushed Maris Otter is £30.25 for 25kg.

hasnt really gone up that much considering my old post was 2008

 

[Caramel Ox]

When I asked last year Warminster were asking for £42/sack collected for pale ale. I expect MO may be more so the MM price doesn’t look so bad. I could do with testing their MO and Utipian pils malt before getting sackfuls though.

 

[MashBag]

When I asked last year Warminster were asking for £42/sack collected for pale ale. I expect MO may be more so the MM price doesn’t look so bad. I could do with testing their MO and Utipian pils malt before getting sackfuls though.

That strikes as taking the pish.

 

[Caramel Ox]

That strikes as taking the pish.

Not a generic product though is it? It has its own more traditional process and for me it is local ie could be barley from fields I ride through, that has value.

 

[MashBag]

It also has some complex vat that I might not have considered.

 

[MashBag]

Probably worth getting some in after that budget. It could be fooking expensive soon.

 

[Appleton Brews]

When I asked last year Warminster were asking for £42/sack collected for pale ale. I expect MO may be more so the MM price doesn’t look so bad. I could do with testing their MO and Utipian pils malt before getting sackfuls though.

Buy it from Tuckers in Crediton only a couple of hours from Salisbury .

 

[Caramel Ox]

Buy it from Tuckers in Crediton only a couple of hours from Salisbury .

Is quite a long way…mind you I just saw how many beers are on the list for maltingsfest:

https://www.maltingsfest.co.uk/menu#Breakfast

 

[Appleton Brews]

I got them to drop off a 25kg bag at the maltings in Newton Abbot a few years ago.

 

[Appleton Brews]

Maltingsfest is the 10-12 April 2025. I’ve never been but fancy going next year, bus from Brixham to NA then a taxi home because of my bladder .