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Melvills' Finest ESB

Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Melvill's Finest
Calories: 153 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Sunday March 29th 2020

EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER (ESB)

by El Día de la Cerveza

OG: 1.053 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 33

Shepherd Neame Spitfire Clone v2

by stubzimages

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

Stens ESB

by stengunnar8@gmail.com

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

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

32.4

SRM (morey):

10.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 kg	German - Pale Ale3 kg Pale Ale	39	2.3	61.2%
100 g	German - CaraMunich III100 g CaraMunich III	34	57	2%
1 kg	German - Vienna1 kg Vienna	37	4	20.4%
750 g	German - Wheat Malt750 g Wheat Malt	37	2	15.3%
50 g	United Kingdom - Roasted Barley50 g Roasted Barley	29	550	1%
4,900 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
15 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Experimental Lemonaughty15 g Experimental Lemonaughty Hops	Pellet	10.5	Boil	60 min	19.81	18.8%
20 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Experimental Lemonaughty20 g Experimental Lemonaughty Hops	Pellet	10.5	Boil	10 min	9.58	25%
30 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.4	Boil	0 min		37.5%
15 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.4	Boil	10 min	3.01	18.8%
80 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
35 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Experimental Lemonaughty (Pellet)	29.39	43.8%
45 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles (Pellet) 45 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	3.01	56.3%
80 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15 L	Strike	68 °C	67 °C	60 min
15 L	Sparge	75 °C	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 65 °C

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 13.9 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

This is a made up recipe based on Yorkshire Bitter from HomeBrew Beer Page 141. Malts given by Walts Malts. Not exactly cleer what the different malts were. The colour is very dark in the mash. So assumed that dark malt is Cara III.

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Last Updated: 2021-01-23 09:06 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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