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Hooper's Extra Suspicious Beer mk3

243 calories 26.1 g .5 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.68 liters
Post Boil Size: 11.04 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Mike Hooper
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 243 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 26.1 g (Per .5L)
URL: https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-esb/
Created: Friday February 10th 2023
1.052
1.014
5.0%
36.5
8.8
5.4
5.83
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.10 kg Simpsons - Best Pale Ale2.1 kg Best Pale Ale 37.5 2 89%
130 g Simpsons - Crystal Medium130 g Crystal Medium 33 65.01 5.5%
130 g Simpsons - Crystal Light130 g Crystal Light £ 2.17 / kg
£ 0.28
33.1 38.03 5.5%
2,360 g / £ 0.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
27 g East Kent Goldings27 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 1.35
Pellet 5.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 36.54 67.5%
9 g East Kent Goldings9 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 0.05 / g
£ 0.45
Pellet 5.5 Whirlpool at 67 °C 0 min 22.5%
4 g Northdown4 g Northdown Hops Pellet 6.1 Dry Hop 7 days 10%
40 g / £ 1.80
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.08 L Strike 70 °C 64 °C 60 min
6.61 L Fly Sparge 70 °C 70 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 17 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
93.51 ml Acetic acid Water Agt Mash --
0.50 each Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1.38 ml Harris Starbrite Fining Secondary 7 days
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 3.75 / each
£ 3.75
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 106 B cells required
£ 3.75 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dme       Amount: 34.8 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
270 41 113 85 720 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Windsor dry yeast as an alternative to Wyeast 1968 / WL002?
Or S-33 for a fruity finish?

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Mine's an Old Peculier 07/31/2023 at 07:49am
4 of 5

Split batch: 50% each of S-33 & Windsor.
Both balanced easy drinking, but best result when mixed.

Could do with a little more dry hop?



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