I've got about 20 batches of brewing experience and enjoy experimenting about as much as I like brewing classic beer styles.
ESB has always been a favorite of mine as I don't necessarily favour a hoppy beer over a malty one but instead prefer a balanced beer weither it's fruity, malty or very dry.
My question is if I am going overboard with a small late addition of Citra in an ESB to add a little bit of mango to the nose? Is 0.5 Oz too little to notice or perhaps even bother with?
I realize that using Styrian Goldings, Northern Brewer and Magnum are not classic hop examples for an ESB either, so already there I'm not really true to the style.
Recipe: East Stockholm Bitter (ESB)
Brewer: Sea Town Brewing
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 22,94 l
Post Boil Volume: 20,21 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 19,00 l
Bottling Volume: 17,50 l
Estimated OG: 1,059 SG
Estimated Color: 18,1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 46,9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70,00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75,5 %
Boil Time: 80 Minutes
Fermentables:
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4,00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5,9 EBC) 77,7 %
0,30 kg Corn, Flaked (2,6 EBC) 5,8 %
0,25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (130,0 EBC) 4,9 %
0,25 kg Viking Carapale (8,0 EBC) 4,9 %
0,20 kg Biscuit Malt (45,3 EBC) 3,9 %
0,15 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3,9 EBC) 2,9 %
Hops:
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15,00 g Magnum [14,00 %] - FWH 80,0 min 26,4 IBUs
15,00 g Northern Brewer [8,50 %] - Boil 60,0 min 13,8 IBUs
20,00 g Styrian Goldings [4,30 %] - Boil 15,0 min 4,2 IBUs
30,00 g Styrian Goldings [4,30 %] - Boil 5,0 min 2,5 IBUs
15,00 g Citra [12,90 %] - Boil 0 min Flame out 0,0 IBUs
30,00 g Styrian Goldings [4,30 %] - Dry Hop 6 days 0,0 IBUs
Yeast:
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1,0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002)
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
These are all in metric units, but what I've done is added 0.5 Oz of Citra as a flame out addition in this brew.
Should I skip the Citra or keep it in?
Thanks in advance!
ESB has always been a favorite of mine as I don't necessarily favour a hoppy beer over a malty one but instead prefer a balanced beer weither it's fruity, malty or very dry.
My question is if I am going overboard with a small late addition of Citra in an ESB to add a little bit of mango to the nose? Is 0.5 Oz too little to notice or perhaps even bother with?
I realize that using Styrian Goldings, Northern Brewer and Magnum are not classic hop examples for an ESB either, so already there I'm not really true to the style.
Recipe: East Stockholm Bitter (ESB)
Brewer: Sea Town Brewing
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 22,94 l
Post Boil Volume: 20,21 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 19,00 l
Bottling Volume: 17,50 l
Estimated OG: 1,059 SG
Estimated Color: 18,1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 46,9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70,00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75,5 %
Boil Time: 80 Minutes
Fermentables:
------------
4,00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5,9 EBC) 77,7 %
0,30 kg Corn, Flaked (2,6 EBC) 5,8 %
0,25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (130,0 EBC) 4,9 %
0,25 kg Viking Carapale (8,0 EBC) 4,9 %
0,20 kg Biscuit Malt (45,3 EBC) 3,9 %
0,15 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3,9 EBC) 2,9 %
Hops:
------------
15,00 g Magnum [14,00 %] - FWH 80,0 min 26,4 IBUs
15,00 g Northern Brewer [8,50 %] - Boil 60,0 min 13,8 IBUs
20,00 g Styrian Goldings [4,30 %] - Boil 15,0 min 4,2 IBUs
30,00 g Styrian Goldings [4,30 %] - Boil 5,0 min 2,5 IBUs
15,00 g Citra [12,90 %] - Boil 0 min Flame out 0,0 IBUs
30,00 g Styrian Goldings [4,30 %] - Dry Hop 6 days 0,0 IBUs
Yeast:
------------
1,0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002)
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
These are all in metric units, but what I've done is added 0.5 Oz of Citra as a flame out addition in this brew.
Should I skip the Citra or keep it in?
Thanks in advance!