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Common Room ESB

Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/common-room-esb.83878/
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 169 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday July 20th 2020

Experimental Strong Bitter

by toadvine

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 37

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by stengunnar8@gmail.com

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 39

Shepherd Neame Spitfire Clone v2

by stubzimages

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 33

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

35.7

SRM (morey):

11.7

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 kg Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	90.9%
0.30 kg	American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.3 kg Caramel / Crystal 60L	34	60	6.8%
0.10 kg	American - Caramel / Crystal 150L0.1 kg Caramel / Crystal 150L	33	150	2.3%
4.40 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
34 g	East Kent Goldings34 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	60 min	18.35	39.5%
12 g	East Kent Goldings12 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	20 min	4.82	14%
12 g	Fuggles12 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.2	Boil	20 min	5.06	14%
14 g	East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	5 min	3.63	16.3%
14 g	Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.2	Boil	5 min	3.81	16.3%
86 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
60 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 60 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	26.8	69.8%
26 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 26 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	8.87	30.3%
86 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
22 L	Infusion	74 °C	67 °C	60 min
7 L	Batch Sparge	--	75 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Whitbread Ale 1099

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 24 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
150	10	80	150	160	220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

09/08/2020

Mash
22L treated water
Mash PH: 5.36

Pre-boil SG: 1.47
Post-Boil SG: 1.54

20L collected in the fermenter

17/08/2020
SG: 1.012
Malty aroma with some esters. Some alcohol on the nose
Smooth bitterness
Yeast hasn't dropped yet

18/08/2020
SG: 1.011
Lesser alcohol on the nose, less sweet aroma and more bold bitterness

19/08/2020
SG: 1.010
Earthy bitterness. Dried out more than expected so hops stand out in the taste. Aroma is malty and alcoholic
Yeast has started to flocculating

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Last Updated: 2020-08-19 06:57 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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