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ESB It's Dynamite

167 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.094 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: AN
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 8th 2025
1.051
1.010
5.4%
37.5
14.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT9 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT 36 1.75 78.3%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.3%
0.75 lb Great Western - Crystal 600.75 lb Crystal 60 30 60 6.5%
12 oz Red shed - Amber12 oz Amber 32 50 6.5%
8 oz American - CaraBrown8 oz CaraBrown 34 55 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Target0.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 10.4 Boil 90 min 12.51 20%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 90 min 5.29 20%
0.75 oz Northern Brewer0.75 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 90 min 15.52 30%
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Aroma 15 min 4.19 30%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Irish Moss Fining Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -15.4 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 0 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
used Campden tablet in Mash and Sparge water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Vorlauf 153 °F 153 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.78 g | 35.1 qt) 4.69 18.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.7 g | 38.8 qt) 5.61 22.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.69 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed on 3/8/25

OG-1.047
FG-1.010
ABV- 4.9%

Need to boil for 90 min. Missed OG by .004.
Chilled to 60. Yeast slow to ferment, used yeast energizer the next day. Started to active ferment by 2nd day.
Fermented 2 wks. @65

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