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Wee Heavy - 2018

364 calories 35.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 16.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.086 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Schaez / Cover
Calories: 364 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 35.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 19th 2018
1.109
1.025
11.0%
33.9
22.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
36 lb American - Pale 2-Row36 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 54%
15 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale15 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 22.5%
4.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted4.5 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 6.8%
3 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 70L3 lb Crystal 70L 34 70 4.5%
1.50 lb Belgian - Aromatic1.5 lb Aromatic 33 38 2.3%
1.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2.3%
10 oz American - Blackprinz10 oz Blackprinz 36 500 0.9%
4.50 lb Cane Sugar4.5 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 6.8%
66.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.20 oz Warrior2.2 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 14.3 Boil 60 min 26.16 42.3%
3 oz East Kent Goldings3 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 20 min 7.7 57.7%
5.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2410 B cells required
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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
Mash Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Mash Out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.95 gal (75.78 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.67 gal (46.67 qt) and adding 6.95 gal (27.78 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 25.16 gal (100.64 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.03 gal (28.12 qt) and adding 13.16 gal (52.64 qt) sparge/top-off. 20.19 80.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 20.19 80.8  
Mash volume with grains 25.16 100.6  
Grain absorption losses -7.77 -31.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.44 g | 25.8 qt) 6.33 25.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.61 g | 74.5 qt) 18.5 74  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.33 1.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 16.5 66  
Going into fermentor 16.5 66  
Total: 26.52 106.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2-row base
Marris - base with extra character
Toasted 2-row - base with some grape nuts type of flavor. 2-row baked briefly on a sheet pan in the oven.
Crystal 70 - color and malty sweet
Honey malt - sweet malt with different depth
Midnight wheat - color and hint of roast
Sugar - make it big

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  • Last Updated: 2018-09-03 17:37 UTC