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Backwoods Bastard Clone

397 calories 42.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.108 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.118 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 397 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 42.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 23rd 2025
1.118
1.032
13.0%
45.1
19.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
38 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale38 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 90.7%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.8%
14.40 oz Honey Malt14.4 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.1%
8 oz Dingemans - Special B8 oz Special B 33.1 125 1.2%
8 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate8 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.2%
670.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tomahawk2 oz Tomahawk Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 36.34 50%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 6.57 25%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 10 min 2.16 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
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) 366 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.4 gal (49.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.4 gal (1.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 21.68 gal (86.73 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.65 gal (34.59 qt) and adding 9.68 gal (38.73 qt) sparge/top-off. 18.33 73.3  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (16.49 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.56 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 12.84 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 18.33 73.3  
Mash volume with grains 21.68 86.7  
Grain absorption losses -5.24 -21  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.4 g | 49.6 qt) 11 44  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 16.49 66
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Backwoods Bastard Clone" Wee Heavy beer recipe by Anonymous. All Grain, ABV 13.01%, IBU 45.07, SRM 19.09, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Honey Malt, Special B, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Tomahawk, East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-23 00:42 UTC