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Scotch Wee Heavy Ale

314 calories 27.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.104 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 314 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 11th 2020
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10.2%
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36.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row15 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 73.6%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 4.9%
1 lb Briess - Organic Chocolate Malt1 lb Organic Chocolate Malt 33.6 350 4.9%
1 lb Gladfield - Dark Crystal Malt1 lb Dark Crystal Malt 35.4 96.45 4.9%
1 lb 1886 Malt House - NY Caramel 201 lb NY Caramel 20 37.7 20 4.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4.9%
6 oz Peated Malt6 oz Peated Malt 38 2.5 1.8%
20.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 23.51 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 165 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion 164 °F 151 °F 60 min
1 gal Temperature 212 °F 158 °F 20 min
2.5 gal Sparge 180 °F 175 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.64 30.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.77 g | 35.1 qt) 9.27 37.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.55 -10.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.19 g | 12.8 qt) 3.16 12.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.04 g | 32.2 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.8 43.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

21 lbs of grain

Want to end with 5.5 gallons in fermentor

Grain absorbtion (@.1 gal/lb) = 2 gallons
Evaporation per hours ~1.5 gallons p/h for 2 hours = 3 gallons
Other = .5 gallons

11 gallons total

5 gallons for mash 6 for sparge

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