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Super Yummy ESB

215 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: British Ale Dude
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 215 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 23rd 2020
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Fermentation History
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Muntons - Maris Otter10 lb Maris Otter 1.61 / lb
16.09
38 2.3 62.7%
3 lb Briess - Full Pint Brewers Malt3 lb Full Pint Brewers Malt 1.62 / lb
4.86
37.3 1.7 18.8%
23 oz Viking - Wheat23 oz Wheat 1.09 / lb
1.57
38 2.5 9%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls 1.29 / lb
0.65
0 0 3.1%
1 lb GB - United Kingdom - English Crystal 50/601 lb GB - United Kingdom - English Crystal 50/60 1.11 / lb
1.11
35.4 55 6.3%
15.94 lbs / 24.27
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g uk-challenger15 g uk-challenger Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 11.33 23.1%
15 g uk-target15 g uk-target Hops 0.02 / g
0.36
Pellet 10.7 Boil 60 min 16.16 23.1%
20 g uk-east kent goldings20 g uk-east kent goldings Hops Pellet 5.3 Aroma at 212 °F 10 min 0.12 30.8%
15 g uk-northdown15 g uk-northdown Hops 0.01 / g
0.22
Pellet 7.4 Aroma at 212 °F 10 min 4.05 23.1%
65 g / 0.58
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal stir and recirculate Temperature 126 °F 126 °F 40 min
stir and recirculate Temperature 126 °F 165 °F 60 min
pull basket and drain Vorlauf 165 °F 170 °F 10 min
1.5 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.06 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 90 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 90 min.
10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 10 min.
25 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 90 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Bedford British WLP006
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
0.00 / each
0.00
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 126 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 6.66 psi       Temp: 45 °F       CO2 Level: 1.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
costco/niagara water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Using Wells Bombardier mash schedule and yeast.

Hop schedule is Fullers.

Efficiency all whacked out on Brewersfriend..and yeast did not attenuate as much as I hoped. ABV worked out perfectly for schedule...right between Fullers ESB cask and bottle...5.7-5.8%.

I did the aroma/whirlpool hops in a hop sock and squeezed it. Out of the fermenter it looked and smelled amazing. No gelatin necessary...super duper clear.

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British Ale Dude 06/17/2020 at 06:51pm
5 of 5

I will definitely be exploring this recipe and tweaking it a little bit. This is probably the closest I have ever come to a Fuller's ESB tasting beer. This beer has that Fullers ESB characteristic butterscotch type flavor I have never been able to reproduce in a homebrew until now. I find it super interesting the Bedford strain of yeast produced this vs WLP002 or 1968 which is supposed to be the "Fullers yeast".

In any event I will be increasing the crystal malt and adding some darker crystal to get more Fuller's ESB color and sweetness. I will also be switching to torrified wheat to simply my inventory and I am standardizing on that as a wheat addition to recipes. i will continue to use a blend of Marris Otter and Breiss Full Pint to reduce cost and increase DP in the mash.



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