Fail Ale Beer Recipe | Partial Mash Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) | Brewer's Friend

Fail Ale

173 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.023 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Source: BtBenham
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 11th 2018
1.052
1.016
4.7%
178.8
6.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light - (late boil kettle addition) 35 4 27.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 9.1%
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.6%
11 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 55 min 130.44 50%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Aroma 10 min 48.36 50%
4 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Sparge -- 150 °F 60 min
 
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:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

I just threw a bunch of shit together and didn't know what to expect. I guess i was going for a hoppy english style ale.

It was like 80-90 degrees in my apartment at times cause it was fermenting in august/september.

Didn't filter it at all. Let it ferment for for 20 days then bottle conditioned for 30.

I give it a solid 2 stars

its got a musty woodsy unpleasant bitterness to it.

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