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Smokey the Beer - Smoked Scotch Ale Aged with Bourbon Oak Chips

301 calories 32.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Scottish Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.149 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 301 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 25th 2022
1.090
1.025
8.5%
20.6
24.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.15 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Munich9.15 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Munich 35 8 61.4%
2 lb Briess - Cherry Wood Smoked Malt2 lb Cherry Wood Smoked Malt 37 5 13.4%
8 oz Dry Malt Extract - Light8 oz Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 3.4%
1 lb US - Maple Smoked Bacon Candi Syrup1 lb Maple Smoked Bacon Candi Syrup $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		1.032 10.9 6.7%
12.65 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L9 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.8%
8 oz Briess - Aromatic Munich Malt 20L8 oz Aromatic Munich Malt 20L 35.4 20 3.4%
3 oz American - Roasted Barley3 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 1.3%
1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6.7%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 60 min 17.46 66.7%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 10 min 3.16 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 qt Sparge -- 155 °F 75 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Oak Cubes Medium Toast Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 0.5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Notes

Partial mash of Smoked Cherrywood Malt
Brought 3 quarts water to 167 degrees
Added 2 lbs. Smoked Cherrywood Malt and held about 75 mins. at 150 - 160 degrees
Sparged with about 2 quarts water at 170 degrees
Steeped specialty grains for about 40 minutes at 156 degrees
Added extract and boiling hops and boiled for about an hour
Added flavor hops the last 10 minutes
Cooled with wort chiller to about 90 degrees
Pitched 2 liter yeast starter
After two days added 1lb of Maple Smoked Bacon Candi Syrup and stirred in. O.G. approx 1.090
Racked into secondary fermenter after 8 days, SG: 1.029
Added Oak Chips soaked in 4 oz bourbon (including bourbon) to secondary fermenter
Bottled on 11/27/21 F.G. 1.024 approx ABV 8.8%
Tasted after 3 weeks, 4 weeks, and 5 weeks and the beer is flat.
1/2/22 - added more yeast to half the bottles, used Red Star Premier Blanc dry yeast in 1/4 cup 100 degree water, added about an eye dropper to each bottle, used about half the yeast. Check S.G. of one bottle 1.026
1/16/22 - sample one bottle from the batch we added extra yeast and it is now carbonated and tests better.

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Gallons
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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