On The Spot ESB
I needed to create a beer from brew to service in 16 days, so I chose the aptly named On The Spot ESB. It's my first attempt at getting something close to Red Hook ESB, which is one of my favorite widely available craft beers.
Brewer: | Jacquie Rooney | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | On The Spot ESB | Style: | English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 30 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.009 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.9% v/v (4.6% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | No treatment. Pure Puget Sound tap water. | |||||||
Grain: | 7 lb. 0 oz. American 2-row 3 lb. 0 oz. American victory 15 oz. American crystal 60L 7 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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Mash: | 67% efficiency | |||||||
Used 11-12 quarts of 180deg water for a 157deg mash. Rubbermaid cooler as a vessel. Achieved full conversion at 1hr20min. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.045 | 6 gallons | |||||
Irish moss with 15min left in the boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Tettnanger (6.3% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (5.7% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (6.3% AA, 20 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (5.7% AA, 5 min.) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 1968 London ESB | |||||||
Log: | Brewed on 7/14/14, a hot muggy (for Seattle) day with a high of 84deg. Ground water only cool enough to get the wort to 75deg. |
Recipe posted 07/15/14.