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It's a Wonderful Life

270 calories 27.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 270 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 15th 2017
1.081
1.020
7.9%
26.8
29.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise12 lb Golden Promise 37 3 68.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.7%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 4.3%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 150L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 150L 33 150 2.9%
0.25 lb American - Smoked Malt0.25 lb Smoked Malt 37 5 1.4%
0.75 lb Belgian - Special B0.75 lb Special B 34 115 4.3%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1.4%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.7%
1 lb German - Red X1 lb Red X 36 12 5.7%
17.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 14.3 40%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 25 min 9.94 40%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.59 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Cinnamon Spice Other --
3 lb Dried cranberries Other Secondary --
2 each Nutmeg Spice Other 0 min.
2.50 oz Orange peel Spice Other 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Abby Ale II 1762
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 204 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.5 qt Sparge -- 154 °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 6.56 26.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.96 31.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.47 g | 17.9 qt) 3.38 13.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.59 g | 34.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.94 39.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"It's a Wonderful Life" Wee Heavy beer recipe by Jake Hutter. All Grain, ABV 7.93%, IBU 26.84, SRM 29.1, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Caramel / Crystal 90L, Caramel / Crystal 150L, Smoked Malt, Special B, Roasted Barley, Honey Malt, Red X) Hops: (Fuggles, Willamette) Other: (Cinnamon, Dried cranberries, Nutmeg, Orange peel)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-11-19 23:27 UTC