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Codename ESB - British Strong Ale

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe — by EmperorBane

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RECIPE INFO

What it says.
Author: EmperorBane - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 75%
Calories: 154
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 0.9
OG: 1.047
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FG: 1.012
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IBUs: 42.11 (tinseth)
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Color: 8.1° SRM / 15.96° EBC
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Alcohol: 4.58%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Crystal 40L - CA, 0 (11.1%), 34 ppg, 40 L, Mash
Maris Otter Pale - UK, 0 (88.9%), 38 ppg, 3 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Columbus, 0 (Whole/Plug), Boil, 60 Minutes, 15.8, 35.53
East Kent Goldings, 0 (Whole/Plug), Boil, 15 Minutes, 5.9, 6.58
East Kent Goldings, 0 (Whole/Plug), Dry Hop, 7 Days, 5.9, 0

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
GigaYeast British Ale Yeast #1 GY011, 74%

NOTES

Mash at 68C for 60 minutes (strike 106C) in 2.35L water. Sparge with 31.16L of water at strike. Boil wort with columbus for 60 min, add first EKG fifteen minutes before end of boil.

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