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Textbook ESB

188 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 4th 2025
1.057
1.014
5.7%
34.4
11.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 91.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 75L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 8.3%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.53 oz Target0.53 oz Target Hops Pellet 10.3 Boil 60 min 20.25 36.5%
0.50 oz Challenger0.5 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 60 min 9.46 34.4%
4 g Northdown4 g Northdown Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 15 min 1.66 9.7%
8 g Goldings8 g Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 15 min 3.01 19.4%
41.20 g / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.25 21  
Mash volume with grains 6.21 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.55 g | 14.2 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.25 37
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Textbook ESB" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Akwitayne. All Grain, ABV 5.65%, IBU 34.39, SRM 11.1, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 75L) Hops: (Target, Challenger, Northdown, Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-04 01:33 UTC