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Extra Special Bitter DB

Name: Extra Special Bitter DB
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 42 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7.5 kg Pale Ale; 0.7 kg Abbey Malt; 0.4 kg CaraAroma; 0.4 kg Caramunich Type 3; 0.05 kg Carafa Special Type II; 45 g Magnum Hops; 40 g East Kent Goldings Hops; 40 g Fuggles Hops; 40 g Cascade Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 45 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Emil Boier
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 256 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.7 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Sunday August 17th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

35.2

SRM (morey):

13.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost €

18.54

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7.50 kg	Weyermann - Pale Ale7.5 kg Pale Ale	1.43 € / kg 10.73 €	39	2.3	82.9%
0.70 kg	Weyermann - Abbey Malt0.7 kg Abbey Malt		36.8	17	7.7%
0.40 kg	Weyermann - CaraAroma0.4 kg CaraAroma	2.40 € / kg 0.96 €	36	140	4.4%
0.40 kg	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 30.4 kg Caramunich Type 3	2.25 € / kg 0.90 €	34	57	4.4%
0.05 kg	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II0.05 kg Carafa Special Type II		29.9	425	0.6%
9.05 kg / 12.59 €

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
45 g	Magnum45 g Magnum Hops	0.03 € / g 1.35 €	Pellet	13.4	First Wort	30 min	28.54	27.3%
40 g	East Kent Goldings40 g East Kent Goldings Hops	0.04 € / g 1.60 €	Pellet	5	Boil	15 min	5.56	24.2%
40 g	Fuggles40 g Fuggles Hops	0.03 € / g 1.20 €	Pellet	5	Boil	1 min	0.48	24.2%
40 g	Cascade40 g Cascade Hops	0.04 € / g 1.60 €	Pellet	6.6	Boil	1 min	0.64	24.2%
165 g / 5.75 €

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
45 g	Magnum (Pellet) 45 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	0.03 € / g 1.35 €	28.54	27.3%
40 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 40 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	0.04 € / g 1.60 €	5.56	24.2%
40 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 40 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	0.03 € / g 1.20 €	0.48	24.2%
40 g	Cascade (Pellet) 40 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	0.04 € / g 1.60 €	0.64	24.2%
165 g / 5.75 €

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
25 L	Strike	--	65 °C	60 min
4 L	Sparge	--	75 °C	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Irish Moss	0.04 € / g 0.20 €	Fining	Mash	0 min.
0.20 €

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 199 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.9 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	10	16	50	100	0
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Last Updated: 2026-07-04 07:40 UTC

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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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