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Wee Heavy

278 calories 30.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 278 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 29th 2015
1.083
1.023
7.9%
29.3
15.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 44.4%
4 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise4 lb Golden Promise 37 3 44.4%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown0.5 lb Brown 32 65 5.6%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L0.5 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 5.6%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
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 29.27 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 oz Heather Tips Herb Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 227 B cells required
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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
3.2 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 70 min
2.5 qt Mash out -- -- 168 °F --
8.5 qt Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 3.6 14.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.31 g | 9.3 qt) 2.03 8.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 4.25 17  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 5.63 22.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash Schedule:
1.Strike grains with 3.2 gal of water at 162.5 °F.
2.Mash at 152 °F for 60 min.
3.Mash out with 0.63 gal of water at 168 °F.
4.Vorlauf and lauter 2.13 gal in your first runnings.
5.Add 2.13 gal of sparge water at 168 °F.
6.Vorlauf and lauter 2.13 gal in your second runnings.
7.Your combined runnings should be 4.25 gal.

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