tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post6874198998667957147..comments2007-04-01T15:18:32.275+02:00grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090575637277836287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-76765429456227512842007-04-01T15:18:00.000+02:002007-04-01T15:18:00.000+02:00Yes, I love ESBs. My first ever brew was an ESB made from a can of English liquid malt extract and some dry extract. It was actually pretty good -- and good enough for me to continue brewing.<BR/><BR/>In retrospect I see that this particular beer is too strong for the ESB style, effectively making it an English Strong Ale. The final abv is 6.7%.<BR/><BR/>The hop character seems to be a bit restrained, so I'm considering to dry hop it in the keg.grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090575637277836287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-79586348064755928472007-03-15T15:03:00.000+01:002007-03-15T15:03:00.000+01:00Nice, I am stoked for the ESB's.<BR/><BR/>I just brewed one that had a similar recipe to what you used. I had an OG of 1.060 and I racked it last night with 1.012 showing so I feel pretty good about it.<BR/><BR/>I was a little worried initially because I did not use a starter and the Wyeast 1028 I used bubbled up fast and hard. It all worked out in the end though.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to try it! <BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>TravisTravishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293454329758079937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756861315815236395.post-56898109762875155372007-03-14T23:20:00.000+01:002007-03-14T23:20:00.000+01:00We actually just bottled our FIRST ESB, so I'm anxious to see how it turns out. It was our last batch still using a bit of extract. We've since brewed 2 all-grains. Considering your all-grain ESB experience, I'll probably be back for advice.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16449076947080619701noreply@blogger.com