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Summer E.S.B.

Name: Summer E.S.B.
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter; 0.33 lb Biscuit; 0.25 lb Acidulated; 32 g East Kent Goldings Hops; 7 g East Kent Goldings Hops; 7 g East Kent Goldings Hops; 10.5 g East Kent Goldings Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.82 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday October 19th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.048

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

35.8

SRM (morey):

5.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter7 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter	37	3	92.3%
0.33 lb	Dingemans - Biscuit0.33 lb Biscuit	34.5	22	4.4%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated0.25 lb Acidulated	27	3.4	3.3%
7.58 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
32 g	BSG - East Kent Goldings32 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	60 min	28.69	56.6%
7 g	BSG - East Kent Goldings7 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	30 min	4.82	12.4%
7 g	BSG - East Kent Goldings7 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	10 min	2.28	12.4%
10.50 g	BSG - East Kent Goldings10.5 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	0 min		18.6%
56.50 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.5 gal	Calculated using formulas from How to Brew	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
2.1 gal		Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.755 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.10 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
2.10 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.30 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.90 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.60 g	Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.70 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
1.60 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.90 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.90 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A01 House

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	62 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 135 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.1 psi Temp: 40 °F CO₂ Level: 2.3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
61	12	30	51	130	0
Water profile determined in Brun Water. Brun Water predicts a Mash pH of 5.4.
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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
56.50 g	BSG - East Kent Goldings (Pellet)		35.79	100%
56.50 g / $ 0.00

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