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184 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: jdwilliam
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 6th 2015
1.055
1.018
4.8%
40.5
9.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 81.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.5 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 4.5%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.5%
0.25 lb American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 50 2.3%
0.75 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat0.75 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 6.8%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 60 min 28.68 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 14 min 8.01 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 3.76 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 141 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 156 °F 60 min
-- -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.74 g | 19 qt) 5.13 20.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.97 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

grains milled twice.
2 pkgs Wyeast 1968 pitched at 66 F
Added 1 gal for sparge - Raised to just over top of center post.
Actual OG 1.051
Finished at about 2:30pm - air lock beginning to bubble by late evening, with smooth even bubbling through at least AM of the 8th.
Bottled 10 Oct 2015. FG 1.018. 4.5 oz priming sugar for very close to 5 gal in to bottles.

Has turned out really nice.

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