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Wickham's Wee Heavy

288 calories 27.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 29 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 288 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 27.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday May 8th 2025
1.062
1.013
6.5%
26.5
18.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.70 kg Weyermann - Pale Ale7.7 kg Pale Ale 39 2.3 81.4%
550 g Weyermann - Carapils550 g Carapils 34.5 2.1 5.8%
385 g Bestmalz - BEST Smoked385 g BEST Smoked 35.4 2.5 4.1%
330 g Castle Malting - Château Special Belgium330 g Château Special Belgium 34 115 3.5%
330 g Weyermann - Melanoidin330 g Melanoidin 34.5 27 3.5%
165 g Weyermann - Roasted Barley165 g Roasted Barley 29.9 432 1.7%
9,460 g / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
77 g Fuggles77 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 60 min 26.45 100%
77 g / 0.00 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 154 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
36.75 L Temperature 70 °C 70 °C 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 48.6 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 39.16 L and adding 3.2 L sparge/top-off. 42.4
Total strike volume 42.4
Mash volume with grains 48.6
Grain absorption losses -9.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.1 L) 32
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 25.9 L) 29
Estimated amount in fermentor 29
Total: 42.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wickham's Wee Heavy" Wee Heavy beer recipe by Brewer #422554. BIAB, ABV 6.45%, IBU 26.45, SRM 18.64, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Carapils, BEST Smoked, Château Special Belgium, Melanoidin, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Fuggles)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-05-08 15:14 UTC