Name

Lakefront ESB - Bitter Winter

Style

Extra Special/Strong Bitter

Brew Date

2015-02-28

Type

All Grain

Boil Size

14.0 gal

IBU's

23.2

Batch Size

11.0 gal

Color

9.5 SRM

Boil Time

90 min




Estimated

Actual

Pre-Boil OG

1.044


OG

1.052

1.048

FG

1.013

1.013

ABV

5.1%

5.1%

Efficiency

85.0%




Grain

17.0 lbs

Pale Malt, Maris Otter
- 2014 Fall

87.6%


1.5 lbs

Weyermann Caramunich II
- 2011 fall (1/2 sac)
- 2014 spring (1/4 sac)

7.7%


0.9 lbs

Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L

4.7%



Mash

60 mins

152 F

Sacch' Rest


10 mins

170 F

Mash out



Hops

90 mins

2.5 oz

Fuggles (4.8%)

20.8 IBU


15 mins

0.5 oz

Fuggles (4.8%)

1.9 IBU


day 10

1.0 oz

Fuggles (4.8%)




Additions

15 min

1.0

Whirlfloc Tablet



Yeast

3.0

Safale US-05



Fermentation

Primary

17 days

68.0 F


Cold Crash

2 days

37.0 F


Bottle/Keg

1 days

37.0 F



Notes

Added the hops after chilling directly to the carboy. Hoping for no infection. Time will tell.
This beer is the winner!
Loved it.

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