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Wee Heavy

305 calories 28.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.31 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.092 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 305 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 14th 2022
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Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise15 lb Golden Promise 37 3 86.3%
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10 oz Briess - Extra Special Malt10 oz Extra Special Malt 33.5 130 3.6%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.9%
4 oz American - Roasted Barley4 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 1.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 15.63 66.7%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 9.85 33.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - New World Strong Ale M42
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
61 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 160 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 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
9.6 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.12 gal (48.49 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.61 gal (42.44 qt) and adding 0.12 gal (0.49 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.73 42.9  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 10.23 g | 40.9 qt) 10.73 42.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.62 g | 46.5 qt) 12.12 48.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.17 -8.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 8.31 33.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.73 42.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wee Heavy" Wee Heavy beer recipe by mjd857. BIAB, ABV 9.59%, IBU 25.48, SRM 20.97, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Victory, Extra Special Malt, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Roasted Barley) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Perle) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-01-14 18:24 UTC