“The Cream of Manchester” is a standard English bitter, fiercely golden with a thick white head, that, outside of pubs dotting the northern English countryside, comes in tall yellow and black cans, each of which contains a floating beer widget.
Source: Oliver Gray (Literature & Libation)
Beer Specifications
| Beer Name: | Boddingtons Clone |
| Beer Style: | English Cream Ale |
| Recipe Type: | All Grain |
| Batch Size: | 5 gallons / 18.9 litres |
| Estimated SRM: | 5.3° |
| Estimated IBU: | 37 |
| Estimated OG: | 1.039 |
| Estimated FG: | 1.010 |
| Estimated ABV: | 3.7% |
Grain Bill/Fermentables
| Amount | Fermentables |
|---|---|
| 6.2 lbs | 2-Row Malt |
| 4 oz | Crystal 40 |
| 0.5 oz | Patent Black Malt |
Hops
| Amount | Min | Hops |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 60 | Fuggle |
| 0.5 oz | 60 | Kent Goldings |
| 0.25 oz | 15 | Fuggle |
| 0.25 oz | 15 | Kent Goldings |
| 0.3 lbs | 15 | Invert Sugar |
Yeast
| # | Yeast |
|---|---|
| 1 | British Ale Yeast (WLP013 or WYeast 1098) |
Fermentation Schedule
| 21 days | Primary |
| 7-14 days | Bottle Conditioning |
| Optimal Fermentation Temperature:66-70°F / 18.8-21°C Place fermenter in stable temperature, out of the light. |
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Directions
| Mash Temperature: | 151°F / 66.1°C |
| Mash Time: | 90 min |
| Strike Water Volume: | 3.5 gallons / 15.9 litres |
| Sparge Water Volume: | 2.75 gallons / 10.4 litres |
| Boil Duration: | 60 min |
Credit to the source for the invert sugar directions. Slightly re-written below:
You can buy pre-made invert sugar or make your own by heating 0.5 lbs / 227 g of cane sugar (not table sugar) in 6 oz / 170 ml of water. While it is heating add 1/8 teaspoon of citric acid and let it simmer for 20 minutes while stirring often. Don’t allow it to get too dark so you’ll want to simmer less than 30-40 minutes total.
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