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2021 ESB Quest - #3

266 calories 28.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.03 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97.6043%
Calories: 266 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 28.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday November 30th 2021
1.057
1.015
5.6%
28.9
12.1
4.9
21.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 oz Simpsons - Black Malt0.5 oz Black Malt $ 1.79 / lb
$ 0.06 		34 700 0.3%
8 oz Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt8 oz Crystal Malt $ 2.99 / lb
$ 1.50 		33 85 4.6%
4 oz Briess - Special Roast4 oz Special Roast $ 2.99 / lb
$ 0.75 		33 40 2.3%
8 oz Brown Sugar8 oz Brown Sugar $ 0.50 / lb
$ 0.25 		45 15 4.6%
2 oz Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt I2 oz Crystal Malt I $ 2.99 / lb
$ 0.37 		34 45 1.1%
9.50 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter9.5 lb Finest Maris Otter $ 1.04 / lb
$ 9.85 		38 3 87.1%
174.50 oz / $ 12.77
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Target0.6 oz Target Hops $ 2.04 / oz
$ 1.22 		Pellet 8.4 Boil 60 min 16.99 23.1%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops $ 2.89 / oz
$ 1.45 		Pellet 5.3 Boil 25 min 6.21 19.2%
0.50 oz Northdown0.5 oz Northdown Hops $ 2.04 / oz
$ 1.02 		Pellet 5.6 Boil 10 min 3.42 19.2%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.04 / oz
$ 2.04 		Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool at 185 °F 0 min 2.29 38.5%
2.60 oz / $ 5.73
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Epsom Salt $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
25 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Baking Soda $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.13 ml Lactic acid $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.30 / each
$ 0.30 		Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.40 / tsp
$ 0.20 		Other Mash --
$ 0.50
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 2.50 / each
$ 2.50
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
$ 2.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 270 6 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.94 gal Strike 163 °F 153 °F --
5 gal Batch Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.618 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.62 qt/lb 4.21 16.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.04 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.3 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.4 g | 17.6 qt) 4.33 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 7.03 28.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.54 g | 22.2 qt) 6.13 24.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.09 g | 24.4 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.54 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mixed up C85 and C45. Meant to have C45 at 8oz rather tham C85

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