Kitchen Sink ESB Recipe Critique

[TheMadKing]

So I just blew 3 kegs in the past week (no we didn't drink them all that fast, it was just how the timing worked.. I swear ) And I want to use up some of my stores of grain for an emergency/quaffable/kitchen sink beer.

I realize an ESB should be a simple grain bill, but I'm trying to creatively use up a bunch of different things I have lying around. So I'm looking for critiques on whether you think this will be true to style, a decent beer, and if I need to leave something out or add something. (I also have white wheat, chocolate, caramunich, rye, carafa II, and tons of munich)

Recipe: Kitchen Sink ESB
Style: Strong Bitter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.15 gal
Estimated OG: 1.058 SG
Estimated Color: 13.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32.5 IBUs
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name
7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
2 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
1 lbs Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM)
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)
4.0 oz Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)
4.0 oz Brown Malt (65.0 SRM)

1.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - Boil 60 min
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - Boil 0 min
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min

1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast

 

[Bosh]

A whole pound of melanoiden seems high. Seems fine otherwise.

 

[Murphys_Law]

If you're not sending this "sink" to a comp then I wouldn't worry about style too much!

But a pound of melanoiden does seem high. I don't think I've ever used more than around 8 oz or less. Disclaimer: only used it a few times!

 

[TheMadKing]

Thanks for the feedback guys! I'll knock the melanoindin down to .5 pound

 

[TheMadKing]

Bump into the daylight

 

[TheMadKing]

One final bump, then I'm brewing this someb*tch tonight after work!