Vat 60 ESB
Special/Best/Premium Bitter • All Grain • 5 gal
A rich tasting ESB in my list of VAT beers.
September 13, 2004 pm 12:25pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 3.41 lbs
Golden Promise Pale
Golden Promise Pale
An especially sweet and clean variety of barley which results in full and malty sweet beer. It has superb hush integrity and delivers fast and consistent mash tun drainage. This malt variety is perfect for brewing up a clear, bright pint.
- 3.62 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 0.46 lbs
American Victory
American Victory
Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.
- 0.32 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 0.15 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 0.21 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 0.79 oz
Challenger - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Challenger
Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.
- 0.25 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 0.25 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 0.50 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
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Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™
Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™
Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: B - Special/Best/Premium Bitter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.042 | 1.040 - 1.048 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 10.0 SRM | 5 - 16 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.0% ABV | 3.8% - 4.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.5 IBU | 25 - 40 |
