Partial Mash Bitter recipe question

[sjjn]

Picked this up from Brewmasters Warehouse. Should it be fine as is for a nice session bitter or should I make some adjustments. Recently had a Kelso Satisfaction pulled from a cask and loved it so i purchased this on a whim while shopping for other ingredients.

SHOULTZ-MEYER BREWERY EXTRAORDINARY BITTER

Munton's Extra Light LME unhopped 3.3 lbs, 0 oz
Simpsons Dark Crystal 0 lbs, 8 oz
Briess Victory 0 lbs, 4 oz
Briess Pale Ale Malt 1 lbs, 0 oz
Kent Goldings, UK Pellets 1 oz @ 60 mins
Kent Goldings, UK Pellets 1 oz @ 15 mins
Kent Goldings, UK Pellets .5 oz @ 5 mins
Wyeast Labs London ESB Ale 1 ea

Recipe Specifications
OG FG IBU SRM ABV
1.032 - 1.040 1.007 - 1.011 25 - 35 4 - 14 3.20 - 3.80

Add 2.25 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F
Mash at 152 for 60 minutes. Boil for 60 minutes. Add LME with 20 minutes left in boil. Ferment at 65-70F

Thanks for any input.
sjjn

 

[BOBTHEukBREWER]

How many gallons are you making?

 

[sjjn]

How many gallons are you making?

5 Gallon batch according to the recipe. Forgot to add that part.

 

[a10t2]

What's your OG target? Even at 75% mash efficiency you'll only get 1.033. Which is fine for the style as long as that's what you want.

 

[sjjn]

What's your OG target? Even at 75% mash efficiency you'll only get 1.033. Which is fine for the style as long as that's what you want.

Oh yeah, stylistically it's exactly what I'm looking for. Something a little more exciting than a mild, easy to drink but not too thin. Just wanted to know if the original recipe needed anything extra or if it was ok as is for a daily drinker. There were no reviews on the site for this particular recipe.

 

[BOBTHEukBREWER]

maybe add 8 oz carapils for body and head and to lift the OG a tad?

 

[a10t2]

It looks good to me. If you are going to add more crystal, I'd cut down on what's already in there. You're at ~10% dark crystal already, plus whatever light crystal is in the extract.

 

[sjjn]

Any thoughts on if i should make a starter with the Wyeast ESB? Or just pitching the activator pack should be fine for such a low gravity beer? Trying to decide if I can do this tonight or wait for a starter and do it Saturday morning.

 

[a10t2]

If the pack is fresh (less than a couple weeks old) and swells quickly, I'd say you'll be fine without a starter.