
Silk Stockings ESB
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • All Grain • 5 gal
June 10, 2001 am 06:15am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- .5 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- .125 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- 5/8 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 1 oz
Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 35 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 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: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.048 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 12.2 SRM | 6 - 18 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.5% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 40.9 IBU | 30 - 50 | ![]() |