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English Light Ale

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 5th 2019
1.050
1.011
5.1%
46.9
9.0
5.1
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale16 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 88.9%
2 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-452 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45 32 45 11.1%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Sovereign3 oz Sovereign Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 60 min 29.21 50%
3 oz Sovereign3 oz Sovereign Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 20 min 17.69 50%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
22 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 75 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A04 Barbarian
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 181 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Missoula, Montana
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.73 gal (50.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.73 gal (2.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.8 g | 35.2 qt) 11.07 44.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.18 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.73 g | 50.9 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 17.07 68.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"English Light Ale" Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) beer recipe by brooksy. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 46.9, SRM 8.96, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45) Hops: (Sovereign) Other: (Citric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-04-05 02:11 UTC