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172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 93 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 99 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 9th 2026
12.9 °P
3.3 °P
5.1%
47.5
16.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
165 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale165 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 89.2%
20 lb Simpsons - Crystal Dark20 lb Crystal Dark 33 120 10.8%
185 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
32 oz Cascade32 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 45.26 80%
8 oz Cascade8 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.26 20%
40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
40 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1589 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 96 gal (384 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 84 gal (336 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 95.74 gal (382.95 qt) 80.94 323.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 80.94 323.8  
Mash volume with grains 95.74 383  
Grain absorption losses -23.13 -92.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 38.44 g | 153.8 qt) 41.44 165.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 96 g | 384 qt) 99 396  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 93 372  
Going into fermentor 93 372  
Total: 122.38 489.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"ESB" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by Brewer #476598. All Grain, ABV 5.13%, IBU 47.52, SRM 16.24, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal Dark) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-15 19:41 UTC