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Extra Special Bitter | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | All-Grain

Extra Special Bitter | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | All-Grain

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Description

  • A classic ESB recipe with a firm hop bitterness and mellow hop flavor
  • Includes Northern Brewer and British Kent Goldings hops
  • Estimated ABV: 4.5%
  • Estimated IBUs: 39-42
  • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

Big, smooth malt flavor and the mellow aroma of British Kent Golding. In the English draft style, with a firm hop bitterness and mellow hop flavor.

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Original Gravity:1.045-49
  • SRM (Color Range): 11
  • IBUs: 39-42
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 4.5%

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All grains will come milled, unless you select unmilled base malts.
 
 
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TRYING SOMETHING NEW
Greg S on Feb 15, 2023
Love Fullers ESB
Anthony G on Oct 27, 2022
TRYING SOMETHING NEW
Greg S on Feb 15, 2023
Like Fullers ESB
daniel m on Jan 24, 2023
Love Fullers ESB
Anthony G on Oct 27, 2022
Never made an ESB before and I know Morebeer recipes are always top notch!
Gregory W on Jul 12, 2022
Sounds good
RONALD G B on Oct 8, 2021
An ESB sounds pretty good right now.
Eddie M on Aug 6, 2021
Love this style and need to add to my inventory
Darrin B on Jul 22, 2021
Love ESB, hard to find in stores, want to brew more.
Rick S on May 18, 2021
Friends coming from England so I wanted to make something they will like.
Anonymous S on May 7, 2021
Love ESB's!
Zachory T on Feb 1, 2021
Adding another kit to the keg rotation, ESB is a great brew.
THOMAS R on Nov 23, 2020
Never tried this style
Ken T on Sep 10, 2020
its time for an ESB
Ken M on Aug 5, 2020
Had a hankering
Matthew S on Jul 28, 2020
Love ESBs and this is a great price.
JARED on Jun 9, 2020
Love this style
Valued C on Jun 9, 2020
I was going to make it, but had a coupon too
Brice G on Jun 8, 2020
Love this style of beer and have not made one yet
Rolando Lopez on May 21, 2019
Making beers for my son's upcoming wedding.
Ken M on Feb 6, 2018
Like Fullers ESB
daniel m on Jan 24, 2023
Never made an ESB before and I know Morebeer recipes are always top notch!
Gregory W on Jul 12, 2022
Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
Unexpectedly Good Bitter
When I received this kit I was worried because the base malt was the Viking Europe malt, which is kilned like Pilsner malt. The recipe sheet says Pale Ale and I just expected a Maris Otter like base malt, which would be the Golden Ale Viking malt. I decided to just brew it and see what I got. What a pleasant surprise. The special roast must really give a Maris like flavor, this beer is really good and I think it's spot on for the style (take that with a grain of salt, I've never had a pint from a pub in England, but I've brewed quite a few with "authentic ingredients"). Very well balanced, maybe tipping every so slightly to the bitter, but it's really a perfect light beer with lots of character.
ESB, beer is not this dark.
ESB, beer is not this dark.
March 12, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5
Very nice - great ESB kit
I am very happy with the quality of ingredients and the flavor of the finished batch turned out very nice. Easy to brew you'll be happy with the results.
July 10, 2020
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
ESB is the Bomb!
What a great kit. Beer came out nicely balanced between malty and bitter. Reminds me of Redhook ESB in Seattle, one of my favorites.
July 9, 2020
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Tremendous balanced flavor.
I ordered this kit as my first ever all grain beer. It couldn't have turned out better as an easy to drink balanced flavorful beer. I've gotten rave reviews from the few people that have tried it. I think it's one I'll keep on tap quite often.
Pours great, has a nice color, and tastes great too.
Very nice lattice as well.
April 29, 2018
Purchased
over 6 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
My dad loves this beer
So I always try to have some on hand.
May 31, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5
Love IT
I've made this one 3 times now. It's light yet flavorful a bit of malt and nice 40's IBU bitterness. My BLF (Bud lite Friends) really love it, and me too. Nice summer time ale. I've been hitting 5.5% alc on it. The color is darker than amber. Good served ice cold and I've been carbonating to 12.5 so I can put it from the keg into growlers and still have a nice carbonation to it.
May 28, 2013