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The Third Space Pub Bitter

162 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 10th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 oz GB - Invert Sugar #27 oz Invert Sugar #2 - (late boil kettle addition) 36 25 4%
10 lb Admiral - Goschie Promise10 lb Goschie Promise 1.28 / lb
12.80
37.7 2.2 91.3%
2.60 oz Simpsons - Chocolate Malt2.6 oz Chocolate Malt 2.55 / lb
0.41
31.7 444 1.5%
5.60 oz German - Acidulated Malt5.6 oz German - Acidulated Malt 2.75 / lb
0.96
27 3.4 3.2%
175.20 oz / 14.18
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 60 min 33.31 38.5%
0.40 oz Sonnet0.4 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 5.24 10.3%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops 0.85 / oz
0.85
Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 4.35 25.6%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops 0.85 / oz
0.85
Pellet 5.5 Dry Hop 3 days 25.6%
3.90 oz / 1.70
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc 0.29 / each
0.29
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.07 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.29
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.79 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 90 min
3 gal Batch Sparge 168 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.79 19.2  
Mash volume with grains 5.67 22.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.37 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.19 g | 16.7 qt) 3.83 15.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g | 29.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.62 34.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

90 min Mash
90 min. Boil
Open ferment
Bottle strength
Timothy Taylor Landlord tribute.

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