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Wee Heavy

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

Original Gravity:

1.092

Final Gravity:

1.031

ABV (standard):

8.0%

IBU (tinseth):

31.3

SRM (morey):

14.6

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	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

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2.60 oz	Fuggles (Leaf/Whole)		31.33	100%
2.60 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	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

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	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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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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Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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