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BrewBlog: NB ESB

Specifics

Style:

Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) — BJCP Style Information

Category:	English Pale Ale
Number:	08C

An average-strength to moderately-strong English ale. The balance may be fairly even between malt and hops to somewhat bitter. Drinkability is a critical component of the style; emphasis is still on the bittering hop addition as opposed to the aggressive middle and late hopping seen in American ales. A rather broad style that allows for considerable interpretation by the brewer.

Commercial Examples: Fullers ESB, Adnams Broadside, Shepherd Neame Bishop's Finger, Young’s Ram Rod, Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery Pale Ale, Bass Ale, Whitbread Pale Ale, Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Marston’s Pedigree, Black Sheep Ale, Vintage Henley, Mordue Workie Ticket, Morland Old Speckled Hen, Greene King Abbot Ale, Bateman's XXXB, Gale’s Hordean Special Bitter (HSB), Ushers 1824 Particular Ale, Hopback Summer Lightning, Great Lakes Moondog Ale, Shipyard Old Thumper, Alaskan ESB, Geary’s Pale Ale, Cooperstown Old Slugger, Anderson Valley Boont ESB, Avery 14’er ESB, Redhook ESB.

Brewer:

Dustin Zastera

Brew Date:

March 5, 2005

Yield:

5 gallons

Calories:

154 (12 ounces)

ABV:

4.9%

ABW:

3.8%

Batch No:	3
OG:	1.047
OG (Plato):	11.67° P
FG:	1.010
FG (Plato):	2.56° P
Real Extract:	4.21° P
App. Atten.:	78.1%
Real Atten.:	64%

General Information

Method:	Extract

Method:

Extract

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Extract

6.60 pounds	LME - Light	86.8% of grist
6.60 pounds	Total Extract Weight	86.8% of grist

Malts and Grains

1.00 pounds

British Crystal Malt

Color (L):	55-60 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

13.2% of grist

1.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

13.2% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Target

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	10 - 12%
Notes:	Accounts for 40% of United Kingdom hop production.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma.
Substitution:	Northdown, Progress
Example:	Ale, Lager; Young's Special London Ale

Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

1.00 ounces

Kent Golding

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for
Substitution:	Goldings, Target
Example:	Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Fuller's ESB; British ales

Pellets @ 30 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

1.00 ounces

Fuggle

Region:	United Kingdom, United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	East Kent Goldings, Willamette
Example:	English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's Ale; English ales

Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

1.00 ounces

Kent Golding

Region:	United Kingdom
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for
Substitution:	Goldings, Target
Example:	Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Fuller's ESB; British ales

Pellets @ 1 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Yeast

Name:	London ESB Ale
Manufacturer:	Wyeast
Product ID:	1968
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	69%
Temperature Range:	64–72°F
Amount:	125 ml

Equipment Profile

Red rectangular cooler

Batch Size:	5 gallons	Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0 gallons
Efficiency:	80%	Mash Tun Weight:	10 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10 gallons
Loss:	.5 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	.3 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Suitable for larger batches, up to 25 pounds of grain in a thick mash.

Water Profile

Hastings, Minnesota

Calicum:	55 ppm
Bicarbonate:	196 ppm
Sulfate:	7.9 ppm
Chloride:	8.9 ppm
Sodium:	3 ppm
Magnesium:	24 ppm
PH:	7.4%
Notes:	Taken from: "Ground Water Quality in Cottage Grove, MN, June 2000" Prepared by GWMAP

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Flavor:	/ 20
Mouthfeel:	/ 5
Overall Impression:	/ 10
Cumulative Score:	0 / 50	Problematic

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