Brewer's Friend

Print

ESB

318 calories 28.7 g 650 ml
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Brewer 131901
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 318 calories (Per 650ml)
Carbs: 28.7 g (Per 650ml)
Created: Tuesday August 12th 2025
Similar Recipes

Shepherd Neame Spitfire Clone v2

by stubzimages

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

Experimental Strong Bitter

by toadvine

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 37

Stens ESB

by stengunnar8@gmail.com

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

1.053
1.010
5.6%
33.9
11.6
5.4
49.36
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale10 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale $ 4.00 / lb
$ 40.00 		37.5 2.5 90.9%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carahell0.5 lb Carahell $ 2.08 / lb
$ 1.04 		34 10 4.5%
0.50 lb Weyermann - CaraAroma0.5 lb CaraAroma $ 0.16 / oz
$ 1.28 		36 140 4.5%
11 lbs / $ 42.32
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops $ 3.00 / oz
$ 1.50 		Pellet 14.9 Boil 60 min 28.61 25.6%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.29 25.6%
0.20 oz East Kent Goldings0.2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.69 / oz
$ 0.54 		Pellet 6.5 Boil 5 min 1 10.3%
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 0 min 38.5%
1.95 oz / $ 2.04
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.00 / each
$ 5.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 5.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19 L Strike 73 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.1 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 15.5
Mash volume with grains 18.8
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.4 L) 14.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25 L) 24.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 30.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"ESB" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Brewer 131901. All Grain, ABV 5.63%, IBU 33.89, SRM 11.62, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Pale Ale, Carahell, CaraAroma) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Salt)
Last Updated and Sharing
 
110
Views
1
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2025-12-22 02:05 UTC