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ESB

Name: ESB
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 20 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4500 g Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter; 300 g Caramel 100; 300 g Caramel 150; 80 g Crystal Extra Dark; 40 g East Kent Golding Hops; 30 g East Kent Golding Hops; 20 g East Kent Golding Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.13 liters
Post Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Gabbro99
Calories: 246 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.3 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Tuesday September 15th 2026

Experimental Strong Bitter

by toadvine

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 37

Stens ESB

by stengunnar8@gmail.com

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 39

ESB3

by ColinChurchward

OG: 1.060 FG: 1.012 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 40

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

42.8

SRM (morey):

14.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost Ft

6,356.20

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4,500 g	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter4500 g Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	Ft 850.00 / kg Ft 3,825.00	37	2.6	86.9%
300 g	Viking - Caramel 100300 g Caramel 100	Ft 0.77 / g Ft 231.00	35	50.8	5.8%
300 g	Viking - Caramel 150300 g Caramel 150	Ft 0.77 / g Ft 231.00	35	76.2	5.8%
80 g	Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark80 g Crystal Extra Dark	Ft 1.24 / g Ft 99.20	31.7	178.56	1.5%
5,180 g / Ft 4,386.20

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
40 g	Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding40 g East Kent Golding Hops		Pellet	6.1	Boil	60 min	33.67	44.4%
30 g	Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding30 g East Kent Golding Hops	Ft 17.00 / g Ft 510.00	Pellet	6.1	Boil	10 min	9.16	33.3%
20 g	Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding20 g East Kent Golding Hops	Ft 17.00 / g Ft 340.00	Pellet	6.1	Aroma at 100 °C	0 min		22.2%
90 g / Ft 850.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
16.58 L	Strike	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
12 L	Sparge	75 °C	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 67 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.40 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.20 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	Ft 1,120.00 / each Ft 1,120.00
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	21 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required

Ft 1,120.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 83.1 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 1.9 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90	10	25	60	120	100
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Last Updated: 2026-10-04 06:59 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

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

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
90 g	Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding (Pellet) 90 g East Kent Golding (Pellet) Hops		42.83	99.9%
90 g / Ft 0.00