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Scottish Wee Heavy

278 calories 30.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.64 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 278 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 16th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise15.5 lb Golden Promise 37 3 83.8%
0.50 lb Bairds - Medium Crystal0.5 lb Medium Crystal 35.4 75 2.7%
0.38 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.375 lb Biscuit 35 23 2%
0.13 lb Bairds - Roasted Barley0.125 lb Roasted Barley 33 600 0.7%
2 lb Muntons - Dry Malt Extract - Light2 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light - (late boil kettle addition) 42 4.3 10.8%
18.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Northern Brewer1 oz German Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 22.36 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 tsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 146 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24.75 qt Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
23.215 qt sparge and to covers losses Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.19 24.8  
Mash volume with grains 7.51 30  
Grain absorption losses -2.06 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.01 g | 12 qt) 3.27 13.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.88 g | 27.5 qt) 7.14 28.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.16 0.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.64 22.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.64 g | 22.6 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.45 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Scottish Wee Heavy" Wee Heavy beer recipe by nununene. All Grain, ABV 7.93%, IBU 22.36, SRM 16.09, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Medium Crystal, Biscuit, Roasted Barley, Dry Malt Extract - Light) Hops: (German Northern Brewer) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-11-30 05:01 UTC