Winter ESB
Brewer: | Kentucky St Brewing | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Winter ESB | Style: | English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 44 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.051 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.3% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | No water treatment used. | |||||||
Grain: | 5 lb. American 2-row 4 lb. American Munich 1 lb. American crystal 60L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
Single infusion mash 1quart to 1pound ratio. Mashed at 152° for about two hours. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.040 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
No additives used (think bavarian purity) | ||||||||
Hops: | 2 oz. Tettnanger (4.8% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (3.8% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | London 1028 | |||||||
Log: | Fermented primary at 65° for one week. Secondary at 55° for 5 days. Bottled there after | |||||||
Tasting: | Excellent, full of malts. UPDATE... Tasted again at bottling time. The munich malt really comes through. Lots of body and great malt/hop ratio. Beautiful color as well. Fermenting at the slightly lower temps really ads to the maltiness. |
Recipe posted 12/03/04.