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Author:

JamieBrew

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: Forced Carb

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/1/2016 10:16 AM

Notes: *Add the candies sugar into the boil 5 min before flame out

Author:

Boil Size: 6.28 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 67

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/23/2023 6:14 PM

Notes:

Author:

Wolf Pack Brewing

Boil Size: 61.57 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 0.76 bar

Creation Date: 8/15/2023 11:55 PM

Notes: Based on Weldwerk Brewing's Juicy Bits NEIPA, Mujoose is super smooth and juicy.

Gold and Best in Hazy IPA or NEIPA Class at the Christchurch Home Brewers Association Annual Jasecomp IPA Competition on the 27th March 2021, with a BJCP score of 49.5/50.

Gold and Best in Class at the New Zealand Northern Region Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Association Regional Competition on the 10th October 2020, with a BJCP score of 46/50.

Silver in River Valley 2022 Competition 22/05/2022

https://beerandbrewing.com/weldwerks-brewing-co-juicy-bits-new-england-style-ipa/

Mash at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes or until conversion is complete. Add the FWH hops during runoff, immediately after vorlauf, and allow them to steep in the hot wort as the mash is sparged.

Boil for 90 minutes. Whirlpool for 40 minutes (from start to rest) following the hops schedule.

Pitch the yeast and ferment at 67°F (19°C) for 2–3 days, then allow the temperature to rise slowly to 73°F (23°C) by the end of fermentation to ensure full attenuation. When fermentation reaches 1.5–2° Plato from terminal gravity (1.020–1.022), drop temp to 14C and add the first dry-hop addition. About 3 days later do a cone dump and add the second dry-hop addition for another 3 days. Cold crash to 1C and then do another cone dump.
Package at 2.6 volumes of CO2 and consume fresh.

Author:

r0l4nd

Boil Size: 7 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 30.5 g

Creation Date: 6/19/2022 3:47 PM

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Author:

RxBeers

Boil Size: 7.8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/8/2020 5:37 AM

Notes: Based on Bertus Brewery Blog's Pliny Recipe:
https://www.bertusbrewery.com/2015/10/pliny-elder-40.html

Mash @ 154F

Fermentation:
Pitch: 65F
Max: 68F

Day 1: Temp 65F
Day 4: Dry Hop 1 @ 66F
Day 6: Temp @68F
Day 8: Dry Hop 2 @ 60F
Day 12: Cold Crash @ 34F & hook up carb stone
Day 17: Keg

Cold Crash @34F on Day 12 and Carb stone

Keg Day 17

Author:

Bill19xx

Boil Size: 6.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/26/2018 4:53 PM

Notes: Adding dried currants and fig compote produced last year from locally sourced fig trees after 2 weeks in primary. Bourbon soaked oak cubes optional. 40 hour kettle sour @110°f using probiotics final pH 3.27

Author:

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 55

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/12/2018 2:22 PM

Notes:

Author:

Comstock Brewing Company

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.069

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/9/2017 3:34 PM

Notes:

Author:

Amapola Ales

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/18/2017 4:00 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/14/2016 11:26 AM

Notes: Sitat Evan Lewis:

Når det gjelder malt, så er det berre Pale Ale Malt og litt Karamell malt. Hugs ikkje prosentene på ståande fot. Mesking på 66-67C.
Opprinnelig gjær er White Labs 051 gjær.

Vi bruker Galena og Centennial humle, med tilsetning fleire gonger under kokninga. Totalt er det ca. 55 IBU. Vi tørrhumle med rikeleg mengder Centennial. Har du ikkje desse humlesorter, så kan Columbus, Cascade, m.f. gjere susen.

Lykke til og happy brewing!

Author:

Colton

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/16/2016 12:12 AM

Notes: Mount Hood should be Crystal Hops, but none were available.

Author:

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.099

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/3/2015 1:32 PM

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Author:

Crayolabrown

Boil Size: 4.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.07

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 56 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/19/2015 9:42 PM

Notes: Those that go toward the malty side eventually want to brew strong Scotch ale. It is kind of like the IPA of the malty world. Also known as wee heavy, it is a rich, malty beer. Do not confuse strong Scotch ale with the much lower alcohol Scottish strong ale. To avoid confusion, I think it is better to refer to strong Scotch ale as wee heavy. While wee heavy is related to the lower-alcohol Scottish ales, and could be considered a higher shilling version of them, wee heavy's higher starting gravity results in a different beer.

A good wee heavy is sweet, but not cloying, has a complex malt character, and has a warming, yet not harsh, alcohol presence. Enhancing the perception of sweetness is a low level of hop bitterness and considerable melanoidin character either from long boil times or specialty malt additions. Fermenting higher gravity wort not only results in higher alcohol beer, but also some additional ester formation. A good example of this beer will not be as clean and low-ester as Scottish ale. The color should range from light copper to dark brown, often with deep ruby highlights.

Unfortunately, quite a large number of judges still seem to reward only sweet, full, and boozy examples of the style. If you want to win at competition, you need to focus on bigger beers for this category. They expect a beer with warming alcohol, sweet malt complexity, and caramel notes. As for appearance, lean toward darker beers, but avoid roasted character. Hop bitterness should just barely balance the malt sweetness and late hop character should be minimal or non-existent.

Much of the rich malty flavors in wee heavy come from selecting a proper base malt. To brew an award-winning example of this style, start with British pale ale malt as the base. It provides that background biscuit-like malt character that is a key component in fine British beers. British pale ale malt is kilned a bit darker (2.5 to 3.5 °L) than the average American 2-row or pale malt (1.5 to 2.5 °L) and this higher level of kilning brings out the malt's biscuity flavors. Some brewers use North American pale ale malt or North American 2-row with the addition of 5–10% Munich malt when they cannot source British pale ale malt. This will not produce the same beer as using British pale ale malt, but will produce a pleasant
malt background.

Extract brewers should make the effort to source an extract made from British pale ale malt. If you end up using North American 2-row malt extract, you will need to compensate by partial mashing some additional specialty malts such as Munich or biscuit. For a 5-gallon (19-liter) batch, use about 5–10% of the total base malt.

All-grain brewers should use an infusion mash. You will find a temperature in the range of 152–158 °F (67–70 °C) works well. Use a lower temperature when using lower attenuating yeasts or higher starting gravities. Use a higher mash temperature when using the higher attenuating yeasts or lower starting gravity beers. If you are unsure, a great starting point is 154 °F (68 °C).

In theory, you can brew a great example of the style by using only base malt, some roasted barley for color (less than 3%), and an extensive boil. The extensive boil is to develop malt flavors that are a key component to the style. Judges will expect some caramel flavors and aromas in wee heavy and you can develop them through extended boiling. The best way, if you want to try it, is to boil down one gallon (4 L) of first runnings until it is thick and syrupy. While you will develop some caramel flavors by boiling for an extended time, it can be hit or miss. Often there is not enough caramel flavor or the flavor that develops is more toffee-like and judges think the beer has a diacetyl problem.

So, the easiest and most consistent way to get the proper caramel character is the use of crystal malt. Allocating 5-10% of the grist for crystal malt should add the right character. I prefer to split the crystal malts into a couple different color ranges. Lighter color crystal malts add sweeter caramel notes, mid-color crystal adds more caramel flavor, and dark crystal adds some raisin notes. The beer should have a rich color, so a touch of highly kilned malts, such as roasted barley can add a hint of balancing dryness and the depth of color that judges are looking for.

If you are looking for more complexity, you can add other specialty malts. Wheat malt, Victory®, biscuit, and others are common additions in many recipes, but re-straint is important so that the beer does not become saturated with non-fermentable dextrins and cloying flavors. In general, keep the total of all specialty grain additions to less than 20% of an all-grain grist. Keep highly kilned malt additions small (less than 3%), as bold roasted flavors are not appropriate.

If you want to develop more color and more melanoidin-based flavors and aromas, start with a larger pre-boil volume so you can boil the wort for two hours or more. This develops a unique character that is not possible by grain additions alone. Regardless of what you might read on the Internet, do not add peat smoked malt to your wee heavy. It is not appropriate. Any suggestion of smoke character is possibly from the use of roasted barley and long boil times. It is not from the water and it is not from peat smoke.

Wee heavy is best brewed with English hops such as East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Target, North-down, or Challenger. As a general rule of thumb, you can skip any late hop additions. If you do add late hops, make sure they do not overwhelm the malt character — a half-ounce (14 g) of a mild hop, such as Kent Goldings, would be about all you should add.

Bittering additions are similarly subtle. You want just enough hop bitterness to add a little balance to the malt sweetness. Target a bitterness to starting gravity ratio (IBU divided by OG) of 0.2 to 0.4. One thing to be aware of is the effect of highly kilned specialty malts on the perception of dryness and bittering. If you use more low color malts, such as crystal for color, the beer will have a sweeter overall impression than if you use just base malt and roasted barley for color. You would adjust your bittering slightly to account for this difference.

Fermentation for all of the Scottish ale styles requires a clean, neutral yeast character. The goal for wee heavy is a beer with relatively low esters, as compared to British ales, and lots of rich malt flavor.

While I prefer White Labs WLP001 (California Ale) or Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) for the lower gravity Scottish ales, I like yeast with a little more fermentation character and a richer maltiness for wee heavy. White Labs WLP028 (Edinburgh Ale) and Wyeast 1728 (Scottish Ale) are both excellent choices for this style as well. In a pinch, you could use other yeasts. The important thing is finding one that has a more malt forward character.

Cool fermentation, proper pitching rates, adequate yeast nutrition, and the proper addition of oxygen to the wort also factor into getting that rich malt character, gentle warming alcohol, and fully attenuated (not syrupy) beer. On bigger beers like this, I start fermentation at the lower end of their range and then let the temperature rise at least a few degrees over the course of a couple of days. This helps moderate the production of hot tasting alcohols, helps the yeast attenuate fully, and keeps the amount of diacetyl in the finished beer to a minimum.

Author:

Palme

Boil Size: 8 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.104

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/20/2015 6:35 AM

Notes: 9l start, 3l skyll = 8l kok. + 2l til dme + 5l kaldt vann i karet = 14l

Author:

Mark Knickerbocker

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/18/2014 2:47 AM

Notes:

Author:

mossman

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.08

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/6/2014 8:08 AM

Notes:

Author:

WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.085

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/15/2014 2:10 AM

Notes:

Author:

gozer

Boil Size: 48 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 7.9

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 17 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/18/2017 7:43 PM

Notes: House Bitter. Usually served on nitro.

Author:

BenchBrew

Boil Size: 26.5 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.023

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 4.17

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 17.8 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/18/2015 10:17 PM

Notes: 1987 Boddington's East Lancashire Mild recipe
Added 25g of black
recipe calls for 7% brewers caramel and lists the FG as 1.006 so assumed 80% attenuation and substituted candy sugar for caramel
calls for 90 min boil

Author:

IconoclastBrewing

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/16/2015 4:20 PM

Notes: Light and crisp. The IBU’s are on the low side, but there is a nice sweet/spicy balance to the beer. The great fresh taste of a craft ale with an extremely clean finish. This reminds me of what a local craft brewery might come out of the gates with to win over a new market. Very drinkable with wide appeal. I’ve yet to have anyone, even BMC drinkers not say it’s one of the best beers they’ve tasted….period. The secret lies in the name. I moved through Northern Brewer, Nugget and Pearle hops, all in combination with Cascade. Even went with a strict Cascade hop bill, but was just a bit on the tart side for this lighter grain bill.