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Wee Heavy

256 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: House
Calories: 256 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 6th 2016
1.078
1.013
8.5%
28.9
18.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber10 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 86%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 12.9%
0.13 lb American - Roasted Barley0.125 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1.1%
11.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 20.74 57.1%
0.25 oz Summit0.25 oz Summit Hops Pellet 18.5 Boil 15 min 6.8 14.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.33 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
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
5 gal Sparge -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 0.61 2.4  
Mash volume with grains 0.74 3  
Grain absorption losses -0.2 -0.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.56 g | 22.2 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.85 3.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 4.6 18.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wee Heavy" Strong Scotch Ale beer recipe by House. All Grain, ABV 8.54%, IBU 28.87, SRM 18.58, Fermentables: (Liquid Malt Extract - Amber, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Cascade, Summit, Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-03-13 15:18 UTC