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wee heavy nuts

Created: Saturday December 12th 2015
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230 calories 19.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 3.8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.94 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 230 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.7 g (Per 12oz)
1.070
1.012
7.7%
20.5
18.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Red X9 lb Red X 36 12 87%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 7.3%
0.50 lb Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 4.8%
1.50 oz American - Roasted Barley1.5 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 0.9%
10.34 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz Topaz0.2 oz Topaz Hops Pellet 16.5 Boil 60 min 17.29 16.7%
0.38 oz Saaz0.38 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 15 min 3.16 31.7%
0.62 oz Saaz0.62 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 0 min 51.7%
1.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 g crushed, roasted pecans Flavor Mash 45 min.
 
Yeast
GigaYeast - Scotch Ale #1
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F 25 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Infusion -- 154 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.64 g | 30.6 qt) 7.48 29.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.47 g | 33.9 qt) 8.31 33.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.29 -5.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 5.94 23.8  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3.8 15.2  
Volume into fermentor 3.8 15.2  
Total: 7.48 29.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion Efficiency N/A
Pre-Boil: 81% 29 ppg
Ending Kettle Efficiency N/A
Brew House: 72% 25.6 ppg
Wort Volume:
3.9 Gallons
  • Expected 3.8 Gallons of fermentable wort.
  • Adjust your equipment profile and calibrate your equipment to dial this in.
  • Expected OG: 1.070
  • Actual OG: 1.068
Alcohol and Attenuation:
ABV: 6.56%
  • Apparent Attenuation: 73.5%
  • Actual FG: 1.018
  • Calories per 12oz 230 calories
  • Carbohydrates per 12oz 19.7 g
  • FFT Attenuation: 64.7%
  • FFT ABV Potential: 5.78%
  • FFT FG: 1.024
Amount Packaged:
Pending - N/A
Requires Packaged log entry with a volume reading.
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
12/28/2015 1:45 AM
over 9 years ago 		+1 Brew Day Complete 1.068 3.9 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
12/28/2015 1:46 AM
over 9 years ago 		+1 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.050 6 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
1/2/2016 6:08 PM
over 9 years ago 		+6 Fast Ferment Test 1.024   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
1/2/2016 6:08 PM
over 9 years ago 		+6 Sample 1.015   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
1/3/2016 12:43 AM
over 9 years ago 		+7 Racked 1.017 3.5 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
1/3/2016 1:32 AM
over 9 years ago 		+7 Tasting Note   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago 		Very alcoholy-tasting, probably a complex ester ("hot"). We should keep it on the cool side and keep it in the secondary for a few weeks (3-4), sampling as we go starting at 3 weeks. Letting the beer sit in the sample tube for a while helped gas it off, and it was very delicious, nutty

http://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/4905/how-to-avoid-a-boozy-flavor-in-high-gravity-beers
1/23/2016 11:36 PM
over 9 years ago 		+27 Sample 1.018   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago 		esters reduced, pecans much more prominent. Hope for this beer yet?!

Prettiest beer ever.
2/7/2016 6:08 PM
over 9 years ago 		+42 Fermentation Complete 1.018   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago 		still a little astringent/estery, but we've done all we can :( It does taste much better than it did, and finishes oxidized. Delicious otherwise, will probably be good cold. At least it's orders of magnitude better than the sam adams wee heavy.

Put in the "whorebag" keg.
 
Notes

idea for roasted pecans:
https://byo.com/hops/item/2530-brewing-gone-nuts

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