Extra Special Bitter (ESB) - Extract

$49.43
Extra Special Bitter (ESB) - Extract Version
Makes 5 Gallons

Malts & Extracts:
1.00 lbs Pale High Color
1.00 lbs Crystal 60 Malt
3.3 lbs Pilsen Light Liquid Malt Extract (LME)

Hops:
1.00 oz Northern Brewer hops (boil 60 minutes)
1 Tablet Carrageenan (Kick, Whirlfloc, or 1 tsp Irish Moss)
1.00 oz Cascade Hops (boil 5 minutes)

Yeast:
Imperial A09 Pub Yeast (64°-70°F) -or- LalBrew Windsor Dry Yeast (59°-77°F)
 
Step by Step:

     Steep crushed malted grain in 3-4 gallons of 150°F water for 30 minutes.  Strain out grain, then bring wort to a boil.  When boiling starts, remove pot from burner and slowly add 1 cup of the liquid malt extract (LME), stirring to dissolve. Return to a boil, then add 1.00 oz. of Northern Brewer hops and boil for 60 minutes.  With 15 minutes left in the boil, add 1.00 ea. Carrageenan tablet. With 5 minutes left in the boil, add 1.00 oz. Cascade hops.

     At the end of the boil turn off the heat, add the remainder of the liquid malt extract.  Strain the hot wort into a fermenter filled with 2 gallons of cold water top off to the 5.5 gallon mark. Add yeast when the temperature of your beer is less than 70°F, and begin fermenting. After 7 days check the specific gravity of your beer.  When final gravity is reached bottle or keg as desired.

 

OG: 1.054
FG: 1.014
ABV: 5.2%
IBUs : 41
SRM: 11.3