English Pale Ale (ESB) by AHA Members

ABV: 6%

IBU: 33

SRM: 14

OG: 1.062

FG: 1.016

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English Pale Ale recipe

Earlier this year we held an AHA Rally at the Brew Gentlemen Brewing Co. in Pittsburgh, Penn., where our members and the brewery collaborated on a beer that'd be distributed to attendees at a later date.

After deciding on the beer's country of origin, attendees voted on the style and ABV of beer recipe, with one lucky winner getting to brew with head brewmaster Zach Gordon. In the end, attendees wanted a cleaner, simpler style of an English Pale Ale, more specifically an Extra Strong/Special Bitter beer recipe.

If you want to learn more about the rally and the collaboration, read the full Brew Gentlemen Rally story.

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Earlier this year we held an AHA Rally at the Brew Gentlemen Brewing Co. in Pittsburgh, Penn., where our members and the brewery collaborated on a beer that'd be distributed to attendees at a later date.

After deciding on the beer's country of origin, attendees voted on the style and ABV of beer recipe, with one lucky winner getting to brew with head brewmaster Zach Gordon. In the end, attendees wanted a cleaner, simpler style of an English Pale Ale, more specifically an Extra Strong/Special Bitter beer recipe.

If you want to learn more about the rally and the collaboration, read the full Brew Gentlemen Rally story.

Ingredients:

  • 10 lb (4.53 kg) Maris Otter malt
  • 12 oz (336 g) 60°L crystal malt
  • 5 oz (140 g) 160°L crystal malt
  • 1.0 oz (28 g) Cascade pellets, 7 % a.a. (first wort)
  • 0.5 oz (14 g) Fuggle hops, 4.75% a.a. (30 min)
  • 0.5 oz (14 g) Fuggle hops, 4.75% a.a. (10 min)
  • White Labs London Ale Yeast (1028)

Specifications:

Yield: 5 gallons (18.93 L)

Original Gravity: 1.062

Final Gravity: 1.016

ABV: 6%

IBU: 33

SRM: 14

Directions:

To brew this English Pale Ale (ESB) recipe, mash at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes. Boil for 60 minutes, following schedule. Primary fermentation at 68°F (20°C).


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