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Theo's ESB

203 calories 24.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (ending kettle)
Source: Mwgsy
Calories: 203 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 24.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday January 5th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 83.3%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.4 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 6.1%
0.70 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 30L0.7 kg Crystal 30L 34 30 10.6%
6.60 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 g Challenger (8.5 AA)8 g Challenger (8.5 AA) Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 7.58 13.3%
8 g Northdown (8.6 AA)8 g Northdown (8.6 AA) Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 7.67 13.3%
8 g Target (11.5 AA)8 g Target (11.5 AA) Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 10.25 13.3%
9 g Challenger (8.5 AA)9 g Challenger (8.5 AA) Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil at 100 °C 15 min 4.23 15%
9 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA)9 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA) Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 2.49 15%
9 g Northdown (8.6 AA)9 g Northdown (8.6 AA) Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 4.28 15%
9 g Target (11.5 AA)9 g Target (11.5 AA) Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 15 min 5.72 15%
60 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
64%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
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
21.3 L Infusion 50 °C 50 °C 10 min
Temperature 50 °C 66 °C 70 min
mash out Temperature 66 °C 75 °C 10 min
10.3 L Batch Sparge 75 °C 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 19.8
Mash volume with grains 24.2
Grain absorption losses -6.6
Remaining sparge water volume 10.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27 L) 23
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 17 L) 21
Estimated amount in fermentor 21
Total: 30.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Split into 2 x 10 litres, one batch fermented with Lallemand London, one with WHC Bond

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