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Wee Heavy

367 calories 40.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.109 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Cecil Spivey
Calories: 367 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 40.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 2nd 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
53 lb German - Pale Ale53 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 87.2%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.9%
1.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt1.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2.5%
0.75 lb Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L0.75 lb Crystal Extra Dark - 120L 35 120 1.2%
0.75 lb Thomas Fawcett - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate 34 420 1.2%
1.50 lb Simpsons - Munich Malt1.5 lb Munich Malt 36.8 8 2.5%
4 oz Weyermann - Carafa III4 oz Carafa III 32 525 0.4%
60.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Warrior (18.3%)2.5 oz Warrior (18.3%) Hops Pellet 18.3 Boil 60 min 40.11 45.5%
3 oz East Kent Goldings (7.2)3 oz East Kent Goldings (7.2) Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 10 min 6.87 54.5%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 511 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 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 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.71 gal (66.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.71 gal (18.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.64 gal (110.57 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.14 gal (28.56 qt) and adding 15.64 gal (62.57 qt) sparge/top-off. 22.78 91.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 22.78 91.1  
Mash volume with grains 27.64 110.6  
Grain absorption losses -7.59 -30.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.77 g | 7.1 qt) 3.06 12.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.71 g | 66.8 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 25.84 103.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Will mash part of the grist, lauter/sparge, then use runoff to mash 2nd grist, possibly sparge lightly to fill to 18 gal.

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