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WEE HEAVY

4787 calories 488.1 g 6 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.35 liters
Post Boil Size: 7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: manuel rodriguez
Calories: 4787 calories (Per 6L)
Carbs: 488.1 g (Per 6L)
Created: Saturday October 5th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1,000 g Simpsons - Maris Otter pale1000 g Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 39%
750 g Castle Malting - Château Vienna750 g Château Vienna 38 2.6 29.3%
225 g Weyermann - Carapils225 g Carapils 34.5 2.1 8.8%
210 g Castle Malting - Château Cara Ruby210 g Château Cara Ruby 33 19.3 8.2%
210 g Castle Malting - Château Melano210 g Château Melano 35.88 31 8.2%
105 g Castle Malting - Château Cara Gold105 g Château Cara Gold 34 45 4.1%
54 g Castle Malting - Special B54 g Special B 34 150 2.1%
7.50 g Castle Malting - Château Roasted Barley7.5 g Château Roasted Barley 30 432 0.3%
2,561.50 g / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.60 g Target3.6 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 45 min 15 33.3%
7.20 g Northern Brewer7.2 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 5 min 4.42 66.7%
10.80 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.71 g Musgo irlandés Fining Boil 10 min.
0.17 g Seromyces Other Boil 10 min.
0.36 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.71 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.88 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.44 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
16.50 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 153 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.9 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 35 80 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.7 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
6.3 L Sparge 78 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 24 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 7.7
Mash volume with grains 9.4
Grain absorption losses -2.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.5 L) 6.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.8 L) 10.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 L) 7
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7 L) 6
Total: 13.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"WEE HEAVY" Wee Heavy beer recipe by manuel rodriguez. All Grain, ABV 8.5%, IBU 19.42, SRM 19.92, Fermentables: (Maris Otter pale, Château Vienna, Carapils, Château Cara Ruby, Château Melano, Château Cara Gold, Special B, Château Roasted Barley) Hops: (Target, Northern Brewer) Other: (Musgo irlandés, Seromyces, Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid)
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