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189 calories 17.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 28 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33.22 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.03 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Brew your own Magazine
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 189 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday June 27th 2026
1.062
1.012
6.6%
34.5
12.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.9%
0.60 kg Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.6 kg Crystal Medium 33 65.01 7.8%
0.10 kg German - Melanoidin0.1 kg Melanoidin 37 25 1.3%
7.70 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g Brewmaster - Northern Brewer35 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 50 min 23.08 54.7%
20 g East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 50 min 10.48 31.3%
9 g East Kent Goldings9 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Whirlpool 15 min 0.93 14.1%
64 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.40 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.49 g Brewtan B Other Mash 0 min.
2.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.25 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1.87 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 25g       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Cardinia WTP
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
20.4 L to hit 67cf Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
14.8 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 15 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 23.1
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 21.2 L) 28.2
Grain absorption losses -7.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 12.5 L) 18.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27 L) 33.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 21
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0
Top off amount 7
Going into fermentor 28
Total: 41.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The Fullers clone was great, the only changes here are a little Melanoidin and my favourite Norther Brewer hops instead of Chalenger

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-27 06:59 UTC