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Wee Heavy

311 calories 37.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.096 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 311 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 37.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 24th 2019
1.092
1.031
8.0%
31.3
14.6
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb American - Pale 2-Row16 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 10%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 10%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.60 oz Fuggles2.6 oz Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 31.33 100%
2.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Mash 15 min.
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
2 tsp Yeast Energizer Other Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 160 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 4.72 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
17595
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Infusion 175 °F 158 °F 90 min
5 gal Fly Sparge 180 °F 170 °F 15 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 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.9 g | 35.6 qt) 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.9 g | 11.6 qt) 2.75 11  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.65 g | 30.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.3 21.2  
Top off amount 0.2 0.8  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.25 41
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I took my cues from Greg Noonan in making this recipe. The original was based on his "120 Shilling Scotch Ale," on pages 117-118 of "Scotch Ale" (1993).

Per his advice, I carmelized the first wort by firing up the kettle as I started mashing out.

Noonan, Greg (1993). Scotch Ale: Classic Beer Style Series 8. Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO.

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