Recipe: ESB

Style: 8C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Description:

Straight from Jamil's and John's brewing classic styles
Made a few adjustments after tasting Fuller's ESB last night:
Added a lot more dark crystal to enhance caramel flavours, and many different
hop types to increase hop complexity.

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Target Volume [ltr (gal)]:                                          23.00 (6.08)
Alcohol By Volume:                                                         5.22%

Estimated Original Gravity [SG]:                                           1.055
Estimated Final Gravity [SG]:                                              1.016
Estimated Attenuation:                                                    70.86%
Estimated Mash Efficiency:                                                75.00%

Bitterness [IBU]:                                                          33.05
Color  [SRM(EBC)]:                                                 17.10 (33.68)

BU:GU ratio:                                                               0.601
Balance:                                                                   1.148

Balance <1 sweeter malty beer, >1 more bitter beer, =1 balanced beer.

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Fermentables:

Weight [gms(lbs)]   Type                                       Gravity [SG]  Weight %
582.28 (1.28)     Crystal Malt Dark (Bairds)                        1.005    10.55%
228.75 (0.50)     Crystal Malt Pale (Bairds)                        1.002     4.15%
4495.64 (9.91)     Maris Otter Malt (Bairds)                         1.044    81.48%
210.56 (0.46)     Sugar, Table (Sucrose)                            1.004     3.82%

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Hops:

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth

Weight [gms(lbs)]   Type                              AA%  IBU      IBU%   Time[Mins]
21.96 (0.77)     East Kent Goldings              4.75%   10.00    30.25%     60.00
5.75 (0.20)     Millennium                     14.50%    8.00    24.20%     60.00
9.40 (0.33)     Nelson sauvin                  12.50%   11.27    34.09%     60.00
14.01 (0.49)     Tettnang                        4.50%    3.00     9.08%     15.00
40.00 (1.41)     East Kent Goldings              4.75%    0.79     2.38%      1.00

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Yeast:

Type                             Atten %       Min temp [C(F)]   Max temp [C(F)]
London ESB Ale - Wyeast 1968         69.00%      18.00 (64.40)     22.00 (71.60)

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