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American ESB

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.38 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Ron-Ho
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 24th 2025
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1.055
1.010
5.8%
32.9
11.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 oz Briess - Crystal Red Malt4 oz Crystal Red Malt 34.5 200 2.1%
4 oz Aromatic Malt4 oz Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.1%
10 oz German - CaraMunich I10 oz CaraMunich I 34 39 5.2%
11 lb US - Talisman True British Ale Malt11 lb Talisman True British Ale Malt 37.5 2 90.7%
194 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Yakima Valley Hops - El Dorado15 g El Dorado Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil at 170 °F 60 min 27.81 21.1%
56 g Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding56 g East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 6.2 Whirlpool at 170 °F 15 min 5.12 78.9%
71 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt 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) 93 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Arrowhead Spring Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.45 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.79 15.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.76 19  
Grain absorption losses -1.52 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.77 g | 19.1 qt) 4.13 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.79 g | 27.2 qt) 6.15 24.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.27 g | 21.1 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.07 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.31 g | 21.2 qt) 5.2 20.8  
Total: 7.92 31.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American ESB" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Ron-Ho. All Grain, ABV 5.83%, IBU 32.92, SRM 11.44, Fermentables: (Crystal Red Malt, Aromatic Malt, CaraMunich I, Talisman True British Ale Malt) Hops: (El Dorado, East Kent Golding) Other: (Lactic acid)
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