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ESB Friendship

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 11th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23.75 lb Muntons - Maris Otter23.75 lb Maris Otter 38 2.3 84.8%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt II1 lb Crystal Malt II 34 65 3.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats1 lb Golden Naked Oats 33 10 3.6%
4 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate 34 425 0.9%
1 lb German - Carapils1 lb Carapils 35 1.3 3.6%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Amber Malt1 lb Amber Malt 32.2 38 3.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 18.08 40%
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops Leaf/Whole 5.6 Boil 60 min 7.08 20%
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 30 min 9.72 40%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
St. Louis, MO, USA 2023
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
10.5 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
10 gal Sparge 152 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.69 gal (66.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.69 gal (18.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.74 gal (50.96 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.76 gal (39.04 qt) and adding 0.74 gal (2.96 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.74 51  
Grain absorption losses -3.5 -14  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.94 g | 39.8 qt) 12.25 49  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.69 g | 66.8 qt) 19 76  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 22.75 91
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"ESB Friendship" Strong Bitter beer recipe by Brewer #69979. All Grain, ABV 5.03%, IBU 34.88, SRM 10.98, Fermentables: (Maris Otter, Crystal Malt II, Golden Naked Oats, Chocolate, Carapils, Amber Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Challenger, Fuggles) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-20 14:16 UTC