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Scottish Four Quid

213 calories 21.6 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Export
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.78 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.79 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 56% (brew house)
Source: Alan Harper
Calories: 213 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday July 8th 2020
1.046
1.011
4.7%
24.1
14.6
5.4
11.53
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4,000 g Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Ale Malt4000 g Extra Pale Ale Malt £ 0.00 / g
£ 3.80 		38 1.7 78.6%
700 g United Kingdom - Amber700 g Amber £ 0.00 / kg
£ 0.00 		32 27 13.8%
90 g Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L90 g Crystal Extra Dark - 120L £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.18 		35 120 1.8%
300 g GB - Crystal 90L300 g Crystal 90L £ 0.00 / g
£ 0.60 		33 90 5.9%
5,090 g / £ 4.58
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Goldings15 g Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.14 Boil 60 min 10.36 25%
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6.6 Aroma 15 min 7.26 25%
30 g Challenger30 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7.3 Aroma 5 min 6.46 50%
60 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc £ 0.20 / each
£ 0.20 		Fining Boil 10 min.
6 g Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum) £ 0.01 / g
£ 0.08 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride Flakes £ 0.01 / g
£ 0.03 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
£ 0.30
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 6.65 / each
£ 6.65
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
13 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
£ 6.65 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 86.5 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
use water set up DXSYYX9
Magnesium too high - needs reducing to about 18.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.12 L Strike 75 °C 66 °C 60 min
16 L Fly Sparge 70 °C 70 °C 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 12.7
Mash volume with grains 16.1
Grain absorption losses -5.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.3 L) 18
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25 L) 24.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 19 L) 20.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.8 L) 19
Total: 30.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Scottish Four Quid" Scottish Export beer recipe by Alan Harper. All Grain, ABV 4.66%, IBU 24.08, SRM 14.63, Fermentables: ( Extra Pale Ale Malt, Amber, Crystal Extra Dark - 120L, Crystal 90L) Hops: (Goldings, Cascade, Challenger) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum), Calcium Chloride Flakes, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Baking Soda)
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