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Sophie's Extra Special Bitter

Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Mike Giovinco
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday February 24th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

36.3

SRM (morey):

12.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale10 lb Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	85.1%
1 lb	United Kingdom - Crystal 70L1 lb Crystal 70L	34	70	8.5%
0.75 lb	Belgian - Biscuit0.75 lb Biscuit	35	23	6.4%
11.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	32.97	57.1%
1 oz	East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	5 min	3.29	28.6%
0.50 oz	East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	0 min		14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3.50 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)		36.26	100%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
17.5 qt		Infusion	--	152 °F	--
23.5 qt	Batch sparge	Sparge	--	170 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	69%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	-

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Target Water Profile

Burton on Trent (historic)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
270	41	113	85	720	270
Aim for Burton-upon-Trent water For 12.5 gallons water: 25g Gypsum 20g Epsom Salt 5g Table Salt 15g Chalk 5g Baking Soda
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Notes

References:
https://learn.kegerator.com/extra-special-strong-bitter/
https://byo.com/article/esb-style-profile/

For yeast consider:
Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale
Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire

1.5 vol CO2 if kegged (2.0 vol if bottled)

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Last Updated: 2018-02-24 21:02 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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