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Hooper's Old Peculier mk3a

Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.32 liters
Post Boil Size: 11.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike Hooper
Rating:

3.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 278 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 33 g (Per .5L)

Created: Saturday March 6th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.059

Final Gravity:

1.019

ABV (alternate):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

16.2

SRM (morey):

34.0

Mash pH

5.6

Cost £

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.30 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise2.3 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise	37	2.4	74.2%
0.30 kg	Simpsons - Crystal T500.3 kg Crystal T50	34	50	9.7%
0.20 kg	Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat0.2 kg Torrefied Wheat	36.8	3	6.4%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.1 kg Chocolate Malt	31.7	444	3.2%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - Dextrin Malt0.1 kg Dextrin Malt	31	1.1	3.2%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - Roasted Barley0.1 kg Roasted Barley	28.52	600	3.2%
0 kg	Molasses0.001 kg Molasses - (late boil kettle addition)	36	80	0%
3.10 kg / £ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	9.87	35.7%
4 g	Challenger4 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	8.5	Boil at 100 °C	10 min	2.71	14.3%
4 g	Target4 g Target Hops	Pellet	11.5	Boil at 100 °C	10 min	3.66	14.3%
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Hop Stand at 65 °C	0 min		35.7%
28 g / £ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 20 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	9.87	71.4%
4 g	Challenger (Pellet) 4 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	2.71	14.3%
4 g	Target (Pellet) 4 g Target (Pellet) Hops	3.66	14.3%
28 g / £ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
9.3 L	Protein rest	Strike	61 °C	55 °C	30 min
		Infusion	55 °C	68 °C	90 min
5 L		Fly Sparge	70 °C	70 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 12 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.25 tsp	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
0.50 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
0.13 tsp	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
1.50 tsp	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
1 each	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	21 - 24 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required

£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: BrownSugar Amount: 45.7 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 1.9 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

Notes

Trying some wheat and dextrin malt for a bit more body & head retention.

Don't forget to allow for grain absorption (~1 litre/kg?)

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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Mine's an Old Peculier • 12/25/2021 at 10:40pm
Wrong colour. Tasted more like a porter.

Mine's an Old Peculier • 02/16/2022 at 04:37pm

3 of 5

nope. worse than mk3

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