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My Extra Special Bitter

184 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 1st 2013
1.055
1.018
4.8%
42.2
8.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light 37 2.5 84.8%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.1%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 20L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 6.1%
4 oz American - Special Roast4 oz Special Roast 33 50 3%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 20.95 33.3%
0.25 oz Northern Brewer0.25 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 8.17 8.3%
0.75 oz Northern Brewer0.75 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 10 min 8.89 25%
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 4.18 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:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.94 g | 27.8 qt) 6.58 26.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.94 g | 27.8 qt) 6.68 26.7  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.16 -0.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.58 2.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g | 29.5 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.58 26.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Playing around with the hops. This was an extract kit from morebeer.com The 8oz of Cristal 20L was actually Honey Malt which is 20L but wasn't on the list.

OG came out at 1.056 pretty much spot on with the calculator above.

I did a 2liter starter over approx 34 hours before I cold crashed it and removed most of the liquid.

I pitched the yeast at around 73 degrees.
Fermentation started within 3 hours. It has been a very aggressive fermentation so far and the beer has cooled to 70 over the last 16 hours. I will take it down to 66 over the next day or so.

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