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Angela's Wee Heavy

288 calories 32.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Joe 6-pack / monkeyhaiku
Calories: 288 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 20th 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale17 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 83.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.9%
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0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2.5%
5 oz Briess - Cherry Wood Smoked Malt5 oz Cherry Wood Smoked Malt 37 5 1.5%
3 oz United Kingdom - Peated Malt3 oz Peated Malt 38 2.5 0.9%
3 oz American - Roasted Barley3 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 0.9%
2 oz American - Chocolate2 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 70 min 14.82 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 13.17 33.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 3.2 16.7%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.29 16.7%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
2.50 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 338 B cells required
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Priming
Amount: 4.5 oz       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
added 2 tsp gypsum + 1 tsp CaCl to strike water
add 1/2 tsp gypsum + 1/2 tsp CaCl to sparge water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.6 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
3.5 gal use 1qt Pyrex Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
0.5 gal reduce 1 gal to 0.5 gal Decoction -- 200 °F 90 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 7.62 30.5  
Mash volume with grains 9.24 37  
Grain absorption losses -2.54 -10.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.28 g | 13.1 qt) 2.67 10.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.11 g | 32.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.75 23  
Going into fermentor 5.75 23  
Total: 10.29 41.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • took 1 gal of first runnings & boiled down to 0.5 gal on kitchen stove (takes ~90 mins)
  • make a 2.0L starter using 210g of DME

    Fermentation:
  • 14 days @ 64-68
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