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Other Ingredients Used In Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB) (BJCP 2008) Recipes

Name Recipes Avg. Usage Usage Range
Irish Moss 160 78% 1% - 100%
Gypsum 124 27% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 70 66% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 56 6% 0% - 50%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 45 16% 0% - 75%
Baking Soda 38 4% 0% - 30%
Lactic acid 33 63% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 25 15% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 15 13% 0% - 50%
Yeast Nutrient 12 15% 0% - 49%
Chalk 12 1% 0% - 6%
Table Salt 10 13% 0% - 33%
Phosphoric acid 10 52% 3% - 100%
Citric acid 6 34% 0% - 100%
Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer 6 43% 17% - 54%
Canning Salt 5 2% 0% - 4%
Magnesium Chloride 5 0% 0% - 1%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 4 29% 17% - 50%
CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) 4 80% 0% - 100%
Brewers Clarex 3 93% 92% - 95%
Gelatin 3 5% 2% - 6%
Protafloc 2 8% 0% - 17%
Sulfuric acid 2 86% 73% - 100%
Campden Tablets 2 58% 49% - 67%