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Wee Heavy

221 calories 21.5 g 0.33 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 140 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 170 liters
Post Boil Size: 150 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Calories: 221 calories (Per 0.33L)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 0.33L)
Created: Tuesday April 27th 2021
1.072
1.016
7.4%
34.3
22.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
33 kg Patagonia - Pale ale33 kg Pale ale 36.8 2.9 76.7%
3 kg Patagonia - Caramel 45L3 kg Caramel 45L 34 45 7%
1 kg Castle Malting - Château Cafe1 kg Château Cafe 35 176.8 2.3%
1 kg Castle Malting - Château Roasted Barley1 kg Château Roasted Barley 30 432 2.3%
1 kg Castle Malting - Château Melano1 kg Château Melano 35.88 31 2.3%
4 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose4 kg Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 9.3%
43 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Chinook100 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 22.49 22.2%
200 g Fuggles200 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 9.43 44.4%
150 g Fuggles150 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.33 33.3%
450 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
- Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-56
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-8 - -4 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 858 B cells required
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 858 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Agua Biuzt
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
100 L Macetracion Strike 68 °C 68 °C 90 min
Recirculado/MashOut Vorlauf 68 °C 78 °C 30 min
120 L Lavado Fly Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 147.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 42.8 L and adding 102.55 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 84.24 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 19.66 L and adding 38.84 L sparge/top-off. 58.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 58.5
Mash volume with grains 84.2
Grain absorption losses -39
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 126.8 L) 151.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 145.4 L) 170
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 2.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 140 L) 150
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 150 L) 140
Total: 209.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wee Heavy" Wee Heavy beer recipe by Brewer #336640. All Grain, ABV 7.35%, IBU 34.25, SRM 22.43, Fermentables: (Pale ale, Caramel 45L, Château Cafe, Château Roasted Barley, Château Melano, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Chinook, Fuggles)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-05-21 17:19 UTC