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London ESB Ale — Wyeast

Wyeast

Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.

Lab
Wyeast
Product code
1968
Form
liquid
Type
ale
Attenuation
67–71 %
Temperature
18–22 °C
Flocculation
high
Alcohol tolerance
9 %
STA1
not published — treat as unknown

Description

The London ESB strain, malty and fruity and famously quick to drop. It flocculates so hard that it can quit early in a tall fermenter, so rouse it if the gravity stalls.

Source

wyeastlab.com

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