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Extra Special Bitter

154 calories 17 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55.65 liters
Post Boil Size: 50.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Rhett Harrison
Hop Utilization: 87%
Calories: 154 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday December 31st 2022
1.050
1.014
4.7%
43.0
7.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter4.5 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 45%
0.50 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L0.5 kg Crystal 60L 33.1 60 5%
0.50 kg Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrified Oats0.5 kg Flaked Torrified Oats 33 3.2 5%
4.50 kg Crisp Malting - Best Ale4.5 kg Best Ale 37.5 3 45%
10 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Yakima Valley Hops - African Queen50 g African Queen Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 22.98 29.4%
75 g East Kent Goldings75 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 19.99 44.1%
25 g Fuggles25 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 14.7%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Dry Hop 3 days 5.9%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 3 days 5.9%
170 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.28 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 217 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
31.8 L Temperature 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
Temperature 72 °C 72 °C 10 min
Temperature 77 °C 77 °C 5 min
31.5 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 11.05 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 25
Mash volume with grains 31.6
Grain absorption losses -10
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 42.4 L) 41.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.5 L) 55.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 50.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 50.9 L) 50
Total: 66.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Extra Special Bitter" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Rhett Harrison. All Grain, ABV 4.7%, IBU 42.98, SRM 7.13, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Crystal 60L, Flaked Torrified Oats, Best Ale) Hops: (African Queen, East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-12-31 09:34 UTC