Strong Bitter Recipe - Extra Special Bitter from HOV

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Extra Special Bitter from HOV

by on
All Grain
18.9271 Liter(s)
24.6052 Liter(s)
60 min
79%
All Grain Strong Bitter homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Pale Ale - DE, Crystal 60L - CA, Dark Chocolate - US, Target Hops, Challenger Hops, Styrian Goldings Hops, Northern Brewer Hops, Wyeast London ESB Ale 1968 Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

86% - Pale Ale - DE
4.3
39
2
Mash
10% - Crystal 60L - CA
0.5
34
60
Mash
4% - Dark Chocolate - US
0.2
29
420
Mash

Hops

Target
20
Leaf
Boil
60 min(s)
10.9
22.9
Challenger
9
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
6.1
6.4
Styrian Goldings
13
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
3.5
2.6
Northern Brewer
7
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
9.3
3.7
Styrian Goldings
25
Pellet
DryHop
7 day(s)
3.5
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast London ESB Ale 1968
69%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Acid Rest
Decoction
35
10 min
Protein Rest
Decoction
48
10 min
Saccharification Rest
Decoction
66
60 min
Mash-Out
Decoction
78
10 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

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Recipe Facts

Extra Special Bitter from HOV
Strong Bitter
  • 18.93 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 24.61 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.066 OG
  • 1.021 FG
  • 35.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.54 BG:GU
  • 23.4° SRM Color
  • 79% Efficiency
  • 5.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 227 per 12oz Calories
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Strong Bitter

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.048-1.060 / Your OG: 1.066
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.016 / Your FG: 1.021
IBU 0
120
IBU: 30-50 / Your IBU: 36
SRM 0
40
SRM: 8-18 / Your SRM: 23.4
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.6-6.2 / Your ABV: 5.9
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.50-1.04 / Your BG:GU: 0.54

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