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ESB

210 calories 24.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 6.25 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.625 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)
Source: Kenneth Cummings
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 16th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter11.5 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 76.7%
1.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L1.5 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 10%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.7%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 6.7%
15 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Chinook0.75 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 11.3 Boil 70 min 25.45 20%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 15 min 7.07 26.7%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Aroma 1 min 0.61 26.7%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Dry Hop 21 days 2.94 26.7%
3.75 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19 qt Mash temperatures - 167 water in tun, 157 at 20 min, 155 at 45 min and 153 at 90 min. Strike 167 °F 157 °F 70 min
5 quarts Vorlauf 155 °F 155 °F --
10 qt Batch Sparge 202 °F 164 °F 15 min
5 quarts Vorlauf 168 °F 168 °F --
10 qt Fly Sparge 202 °F 166 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 128 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Winston Salem City
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Brewed: 1/18/2021
Racked:1/27/2021
Kegged: 2/28/2021
5.51% ABV

Beginning Gravity. 1.063
Racking Gravity. 1.020
Terminal Gravity 1.021

Mash temperatures - 167 water in tun, 157 at 20 min, 155 at 45 min and 153 at 90 min.

Yield to boil 7.625 gal. Absorption 2.125 gal. - .61 quarts/lb.
Post boil 6.25 gal. 1.125 gal boil off
Discard .5 quarts at beginning of transfer to fermenter and 2 quarts left in kettle.



Starter of 20 oz. spring water and 2 oz. Briess Pilsen DME. Boil 15 min. Yield 1 pint.18 hour start.

This turned out excellent.

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