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Caroline's Scotch Ale

301 calories 32.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 301 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 26th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise16 lb Golden Promise 37 3 90.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 5.7%
0.25 lb Smoked Malt0.25 lb Smoked Malt 37 5 1.4%
0.25 lb American - Dark Chocolate0.25 lb Dark Chocolate 29 420 1.4%
2 oz American - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 0.7%
17.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 24.87 66.7%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 3.56 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 0 min.
 
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
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 5.29 21.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.7 26.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.2 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.47 g | 17.9 qt) 3.67 14.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.31 g | 29.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.95 35.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Silver certificate - and just one point shy of gold - at 2017 NHBC.

Switching from 60 to 90 minute boil.



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