Strong Bitter Recipe - GCB ESB

Recipe Info

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GCB ESB

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All Grain
23 Liter(s)
30 Liter(s)
60 min
80%
On water, the brewery said: “We would use 0.6ml per Litre of AMS in all of our brewing water. We’d also put 0.66g of Gypsum per kg the grist. So essentially, we are edging the water balance towards more sulphate. It’s a ration of roughly 1.5 sulphate to chloride. This is to tighten up the flavour a bit. It’s already a malty and rich beer, it doesn’t need to be made any softer by the water.”

Fermentables

86% - Simpsons Malt – Extra Pale Malt
4.9
36
1
Mash
2% - Simpsons Malt – Chocolate Malt
0.1
32
405
Mash
2% - Simpsons Malt – Amber Malt
0.1
32
24
Mash
2% - Simpsons Malt – Brown Malt
0.1
33
65
Mash
3% - Simpsons Malt – Crystal Dark
0.19
33
100
Mash
3% - Simpsons Malt – DRC (Double Roast Crystal)
0.19
33
113
Mash
2% - Simpsons Malt – Crystal T50
0.1
34
53
Mash

Hops

Goldings (East Kent Goldings) T90
50
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
5.8
29.6
Goldings (East Kent Goldings) T90
30
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
5.8
6.4
Goldings (East Kent Goldings) T90
40
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
5.8
4.7
Bramling Cross
55
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
5.5
0.0

Yeast

WHC Dried Yeast – Saturated
75%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Sparge
Decoction
66.5
60 min
Mash-Out
Direct Heat
75
10 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (0)

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Recipe Facts

GCB ESB
Strong Bitter
  • 23.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 30.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.059 OG
  • 1.015 FG
  • 40.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.70 BG:GU
  • 17.8° SRM Color
  • 80% Efficiency
  • 5.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 197 per 12oz Calories
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Strong Bitter

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.048-1.060 / Your OG: 1.059
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.016 / Your FG: 1.015
IBU 0
120
IBU: 30-50 / Your IBU: 41
SRM 0
40
SRM: 8-18 / Your SRM: 17.8
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.6-6.2 / Your ABV: 5.7
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.50-1.04 / Your BG:GU: 0.70

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