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ESB - Extra Special Bytes

232 calories 28 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Beeryardtech (Travis Goldie)
Calories: 232 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 10th 2017
1.069
1.023
6.1%
31.9
8.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row11.5 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 93.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 4.1%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2%
12.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 33.28 66.7%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Lexington, SC
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
5 2 29 26 7 32
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18.4 qt Infusion -- 165 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.53 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.18 g | 16.7 qt) 2.19 8.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.99 g | 28 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 6.78 27.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

It's a style that seems quite simple, but tends to get blurred between other styles of ordinary bitter and english strong/pale ale.

11.5 lbs English Pale
0.5 lbs Caramel 10
0.25 lbs Caramel 120

2.0 oz East Kent (60 min)
1.0 oz East Kent (flameout)

WLP002

The above recipe is based on my interpretation of ESB and ingredients that I have in stock.


Run the grain bill through your software with your mash efficiency and adjust as needed to achieve the ABV you're shooting for. I'm thinking 11ish lbs for you guys.

East Kent is the standard hop for English Bitter styles. You will find a ton of recipes with Fuggle. You either love them or hate them. They can come across as "catty" to some people.

WLP002 is a classic ESB yeast strain. I prefer WYeast 1099, but that's only my preference. IF you are not comfortable with a liquid yeast, I have a dry yeast Lallemand ESB. Never have used it before. If you want to be adventurous, a couple of suggestions are WLP013 or WLP023. I've made bitters with them both. 013 is a damn good yeast once you learn how to control it. It does not flocculate quite as well as 002 (which makes it better for higher gravity beers), and it does tend to produce more diacetyl if you're not careful with the fermentation. 023 is a big ester producer of flavors in line with apple and pear.

Let me know what you guys think, and if you have questions by all means just pose them to me.

Cheers,
Kevin

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