I wanted to do another hop filled creation, but didn't want a full on IPA, so I went with it's distant cousin, the ESB. I've enjoyed Bachelor ESB from Deschutes Brewing before, so I figured I'd give this a shot. I screwed up the hop bill though and somehow bought Tettnanger instead of East Kent Goldings. Not sure how I did that, but oh well. Hopefully it turns out.
Recipe:
5.5 gallons
Grain Bill:
10lb GW 2-Row
1.75lb Crystal 40L
.85lb Munich Light
.85lb Carapils
Hops:
1.75oz Amarillo @ 60m
1oz Nugget @ 30m
2oz Tettnanger @ 2m (should have done 1oz East Kent Goldings, but since I got the wrong one I got upset at myself and threw them all in).
Yeast:
Wyeast 1968 London Ale Slurry from Old Dirty Randy
Extras:
1tsp Irish Moss @ 15m
Details:
Anticipated OG: 1.062
Anticipated FG: 1.019
IBU: 65
SRM: 10.5
Strike: 5 gallons @ 165 (collected just over 3 gallons)
Sparge: 3.9 gallons @ 181 (collected just under 4 gallons)
Notes:
A smooth brewing day. I racked the Black Beauty and my half of the Breakfast Stout (1056 version) to a keg while I finished off the Chico's Export from the keg. Good timing on that. Didn't hit my gravity again despite moving my calculations to 70% from 75%. I'll have to research some more to figure that out. OG: 1.052.
Update 6/2/11: Racked to secondary. Gravity was 1.017.
Update 6/9/11: Bottled. 8 22's and 40 12's.
Update 6/22/11: Sampled a couple bottles last night with my wife. It's really good. Good hop flavor and a smooth body. This is a great inbetween of a pale ale and an IPA.
