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249 calories 22.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Simbol Brewing Co.
Calories: 249 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday February 1st 2025
1.054
1.010
5.8%
45.8
13.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale16 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 75.8%
1 lb German - CaraMunich III1 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 4.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Amber1 lb Amber 32 27 4.7%
0.80 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.8 lb Biscuit 35 23 3.8%
0.30 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate0.3 lb Chocolate 34 425 1.4%
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 9.5%
21.10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Perle3 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 31.9 33.3%
3 oz Fuggles3 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 15 min 13.88 33.3%
1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 0 min 11.1%
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 0 min 22.2%
9 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirfloc Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 212 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal 1.5 q per lb strike Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
7 gal Sparge -- 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.84 gal (55.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.84 gal (7.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.91 31.7  
Mash volume with grains 9.6 38.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.64 -10.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.81 g | 35.3 qt) 8.98 35.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.84 g | 55.4 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 16.89 67.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Hit 151 perfectly on the dough in. Strike water was 15F higher than desired mash temp. This one was an award winner and took 1st place and best of show at the SF Dickens xmas fair in 2012!

http://66.147.244.238/~wortsofw/best-of-brew-2012-results/



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