Today i had to come to work(Patients cannot wait), so only tomorrow i will brew!! Will be my christmas gift
, something simple, tasty and bitter!!here's the recipe:
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 17.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.000
Total Hops (g): 65.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.049 (°P): 12.1
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.81 %
Colour (SRM): 17.1 (EBC): 33.6
Bitterness (IBU): 40.1 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 67
Boil Time (Minutes): 90
Grain Bill
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3.700 kg Pale Ale Malt (92.5%)
0.200 kg Crystal 60 (5%)
0.100 kg Chocolate (2.5%)
Hop Bill
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25.0 g Northern Brewer Pellet (7.4% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (First Wort) (1.5 g/L)
20.0 g Fuggles Pellet (4% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1.2 g/L)
20.0 g Fuggles Pellet (4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (1.2 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 67°C for 90 Minutes.
Yeast will be S-04!!
what do you think about the recipe for a english ESB? should i increase the OG (more pale malt) to put up the ABV??
Mash temperature, its ok for the style??
Cheers
