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Extra Special Bitter

197 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Pandy Grelps
Calories: 197 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 20th 2015
1.060
1.011
6.4%
42.8
11.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale11 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 88%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Challenger0.6 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 19.64 17.1%
0.65 oz Challenger0.65 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 15 min 10.56 18.6%
0.75 oz Challenger0.75 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 10 min 8.9 21.4%
0.35 oz East Kent Goldings0.35 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 7.9 Boil 10 min 3.69 10%
1.15 oz East Kent Goldings1.15 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 7.9 Boil 0 min 32.9%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 103 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Boston, MA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 1 31 19 9 41
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 qt/lb 7.81 31.3  
Mash volume with grains 8.81 35.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.88 g | 3.5 qt) 0.5 2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.88 g | 27.5 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8.31 33.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewing our first simple, old-school ESB. Probably the most traditional beer we've ever made, actually. Single infusion for 60 minutes at 152 F.

11/21/15: Brew day for this. Just finished our mash and now collecting. Pretty much hit target gravity.

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