Waterford ESB
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • Extract • 5 gal
First brew in 5 years. Expect it to be good and drinkable for New Years Eve!
December 3, 2005 am 07:37am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .15 lbs
English Chocolate Malt
English Chocolate Malt
Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
- 8 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 1.0 oz
Nugget - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 45 min
Nugget
This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.
- .75 oz
Nugget - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Nugget
This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
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White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout
White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout
This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light frui|iness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pal
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.048 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 16.2 SRM | 6 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.8% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 48.9 IBU | 30 - 50 |
Discussion
This turned out real nice.
2006-12-04 4:50am
A desire to brew on a Thursday night lead to this beer. Crushed a bunch of grain, added some extract and a good amount of hops to create this "special" brew. Not quite an ESB not really an American pale but a good beer. Enjoy, I will brew this again.
