Hophead ESB
| Brewer: | Chris Ungvarsky | Email: | chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Hophead ESB | Style: | Extra Special Bitter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 42 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.058 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 4 tsp gypsum and 1 TBS 5.2 with mash. | |||||||
| Grain: | 10 lb. Maris Otter 8 oz. Torrified Wheat 8 oz. Flaked Maize 3 oz. British Chocolate |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| 1.25 qt per pound at 153F for 60 min. Pull 1 gallon decoction and add to additional 1 gallon boiling water. Once decoction boils, return it to the mash and hold at 160F for 10 min. Sparge w/ 170F water to reach 7.5 gal in brewpot. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.042 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
| 1 tsp rehydrated Irish moss last 15 minutes. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Challenger (7.0% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. First Gold (8.0% AA, 20 min.) .5 oz. Bramling Cross (6.0% AA, 20 min.) .5 oz. First Gold (aroma) .5 oz. Bramling Cross (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | White Labs 002 | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Keg and force carbonbate with CO2 to 1.0 volumes. Serve on 75% Nitrogen 25% CO2 mix thru stout faucet. | |||||||
Recipe posted 07/30/10.