#HometoPro Brewer: Russell Carpenter past local president of Righteous Brewers Townsville and past helping hand at our much loved retail partner Home Brewers Warehouse in Townsville shares with our readers his Steroid ESB recipe. This brew is a nice rich malty English Special Bitter brewed for a full malt character and thanks Russell and congrats on your new efficiency record of 88%!
Brew Method:
Batch Size: (litres)
Est. Boil Size: (litres)
Brewer/Author/Source:
- Russell Carpenter @paradoxbeerlab
Style:
Gladfield Malt Bill (Kg)
11.00 Kg Total 100%
Hops:
65.0 g Pride of Ringwood (8.7% AA) (60 mins)
Yeast:
- Wyeast 1335 – British Ale II
You could readily substitute the following Yeasts for excellent results:
Water: 1 tsp CaSO4
Brewing Aids:
- 1 tsp yeast nutrient @ 15 mins
- 1 tsp BrewBrite @ 15 mins
Mash:
Single Infusion 1) Temp: 66C Time: 60 mins Amount: 32L 2) Mash Out: 77C Time: 10 mins Sparge: 39L Boil: 60 mins
Boil:
Time: (minutes) 60 mins Efficiency: % (Brew House) 90% – a new record @paradoxbeerlab!!! Original Gravity: 1.065 Final Gravity: 1.018 ABV: 6.20% IBU: 29.5 SRM: 11.8
Ferment:
18C for 3 days, increase 1C each day after for 3 days
