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Fullers ESB Clone

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: The Electric Brewery - Kal
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 5th 2015
1.056
1.013
5.7%
45.3
11.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale19 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 92.7%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 90L1.5 lb Crystal 90L 33 90 7.3%
20.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Target1 oz Target Hops Pellet 9.8 Boil 60 min 17.8 22.2%
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 9.6 Boil 60 min 17.44 22.2%
0.50 oz Target0.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 9.8 Boil 15 min 4.42 11.1%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 15 min 5.68 22.2%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.3 Dry Hop 7 days 22.2%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 431 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 18 17 49 92 0
The target numbers are from Kal's recommendations. I'm getting close using my well water diluted 70% with distilled and adding 2g gypsum and 1.5 baking soda to the mash water and 4.2g and 3.2g respectively to the sparge water. I'll add 5 ml of lactic acid to bring the mash down to a pH of 5.5.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.625 qt Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
Mash Out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
52 qt Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.38 gal (53.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.38 gal (5.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.41 25.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.05 32.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.56 -10.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.79 g | 39.2 qt) 10.31 41.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.38 g | 53.5 qt) 13.9 55.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.71 66.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fullers ESB Clone" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by The Electric Brewery - Kal. All Grain, ABV 5.69%, IBU 45.34, SRM 11.14, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Crystal 90L) Hops: (Target, Challenger, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-05 12:13 UTC