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Wee Heavy

302 calories 33.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Scott G
Calories: 302 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 33.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 9th 2017
1.090
1.026
8.4%
17.5
16.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
36 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise36 lb Golden Promise 37 3 98.5%
8.73 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley8.73 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 1.5%
36.55 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.27 oz East Kent Goldings3.27 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 17.5 100%
3.27 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.18 tsp Yeast Nutrients Other Boil 10 min.
2.18 tsp Super Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
2.18 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 490 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.37 gal (57.49 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.37 gal (9.49 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.54 gal (70.17 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.08 gal (36.31 qt) and adding 5.54 gal (22.17 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.62 58.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 14.62 58.5  
Mash volume with grains 17.54 70.2  
Grain absorption losses -4.57 -18.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.57 g | 18.3 qt) 4.2 16.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.37 g | 57.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 13.1 52.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 13.1 g | 52.4 qt) 12 48  
Total: 18.82 75.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pull 1 gallon of first runnings and boil down to 1 pint and add back to wort

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