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ChronicTonic ESB

Brewer: Steve Email: steve@chronictonic.com
Beer: ChronicTonic ESB Style: English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter
Type: All grain Size: 4.5 gallons
Color:
14 HCU (~9 SRM)
Bitterness: 44 IBU
OG: 1.070 FG: 1.014
Alcohol: 7.2% v/v (5.7% w/w)
Grain: 8.15 lb. American 2-row
6.5 oz. Wheat malt
6.5 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
0.81 lb. British crystal 50-60L
Mash: 88% efficiency
It's been a while since I've brewed and I did my mash too hot - mash temp at beginning of mash was 162° and at the end it was 159°. Ooops.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.052 6.0 gallons
fresh hop flowers added in hop bags
Hops: 0.92 oz. Centennial (10.% AA, 60 min.)
0.92 oz. Willamette (5.2% AA, 25 min.)
0.46 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 5 min.)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast: 2 XL packs of Wyeast 1084 - fermentation began about 4.5 hours after pitching.
Log: brewed 8-25-99

Recipe posted 08/26/99.