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Wee Heavy

317 calories 32.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 7.13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 317 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 15th 2015
1.095
1.024
9.3%
27.1
20.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale24 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 86.7%
1.50 lb German - Munich Light1.5 lb Munich Light 37 6 5.4%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.6%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 140L0.5 lb Crystal 140L 33 140 1.8%
3 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley3 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 0.7%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 1.8%
27.69 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Pilgrim1 oz Pilgrim Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 25.2 66.7%
0.50 oz Sonnet0.5 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 1.87 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.5 gal 159.5 Temperature -- 149 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge -- 150 °F 2 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.57 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.08 gal (52.33 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.79 gal (39.14 qt) and adding 1.08 gal (4.33 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.87 43.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.57 qt/lb 10.87 43.5  
Mash volume with grains 13.08 52.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.46 -13.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.03 g | 12.1 qt) 2.97 11.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 10.19 g | 40.7 qt) 10.13 40.5  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 7.13 28.5  
Going into fermentor 7.13 28.5  
Total: 13.84 55.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wee Heavy" Strong Scotch Ale beer recipe by dtwhite. All Grain, ABV 9.33%, IBU 27.07, SRM 20.48, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Munich Light, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Crystal 140L, Roasted Barley, Melanoidin) Hops: (Pilgrim, Sonnet)
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