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Wee Heavy

316 calories 31.1 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 120 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 145.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 131.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.086 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.095 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 316 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 31.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Thursday October 29th 2020
1.095
1.022
9.5%
23.0
21.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
330 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale330 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 79.3%
30 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row30 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 7.2%
15 lb Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated15 lb BEST Acidulated 35.9 2.81 3.6%
15 lb Belgian - Special B15 lb Special B 34 115 3.6%
10 lb Simpsons - Aromatic Malt10 lb Aromatic Malt 33 23.04 2.4%
10 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L10 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.4%
6 lb American - Roasted Barley6 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1.4%
416 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Northern Brewer2 lb Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 16.61 66.7%
1 lb Yakima Chief Hops - German Northern Brewer1 lb German Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 30 min 6.38 33.3%
3 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3605 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Whistle Punk
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
49 12 5 3 2 211
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
156 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
47.9 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 124.8 gal (499.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 112.8 gal (451.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 189.28 gal (757.12 qt) 156 624  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 156 624  
Mash volume with grains 189.28 757.1  
Grain absorption losses -52 -208  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.05 g | 84.2 qt) 41.65 166.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 124.8 g | 499.2 qt) 145.4 581.6  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8 -7.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 120 g | 480 qt) 131.4 525.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 131.4 g | 525.6 qt) 120 480  
Total: 197.65 790.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pitch and ferment cool for slow neutral fermentation. Then cold condition until ready.

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