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144 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.84 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 28th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 87.5%
5 oz Bairds - English Carastan Malt5 oz English Carastan Malt 35.4 35 3.9%
5 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 55L5 oz Crystal 55L 34 55 3.9%
1 oz Bairds - Chocolate Malt1 oz Chocolate Malt 31 500 0.8%
5 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 75L5 oz Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 3.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g East Kent Goldings6 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 3.83 9.3%
6 g Fuggles6 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 3.44 9.3%
6 g Northdown6 g Northdown Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 60 min 6.58 9.3%
6 g East Kent Goldings6 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 2.94 9.3%
6 g Fuggles6 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 2.65 9.3%
6 g Northdown6 g Northdown Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 30 min 5.06 9.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 6.55 44.1%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.77 g CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4.43 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.75 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
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 1.25 qt/lb 2.4 9.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.02 12.1  
Grain absorption losses -0.96 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.37 g | 21.5 qt) 4.62 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.03 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.3 qt) 5.84 23.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.02 28.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"ESB" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Zayd. All Grain, ABV 4.6%, IBU 31.04, SRM 12.36, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, English Carastan Malt, Crystal 55L, Chocolate Malt, Caramel / Crystal 75L) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Northdown) Other: (CaCl2, Gypsum, Epsom Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-10-28 16:32 UTC