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Early Saturday Brewing - ESB
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) • All Grain • 5 gal
First attempt at this style.
July 19, 2009 pm 04:00pm
0.0/5.0 0 ratings
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 9.5 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 0.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 0.6 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 0.25 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 2 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 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% whole; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
- 5 tsp
Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)
Gypsum
- 0.5 tsp
Yeast Nutrient - (omitted from calculations)
Yeast Nutrient
-
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.
Notes
OG = 1.058 TG = 1.015 5.7% ABV
Style (BJCP)
Category: 8 - English Pale Ale
Subcategory: C - Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.059 | 1.048 - 1.060 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 12.3 SRM | 6 - 18 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.0% ABV | 4.6% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 63.1 IBU | 30 - 50 | |
Discussion
Good stuff
2009-10-17 3:22pm
This turned out really nice, but it's probably a little too hoppy for the style. I really love the ESB style though and wish it was brewed more in the US commercially. I'll definitely try this recipe again.
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