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Scotch Ale

294 calories 31.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Light
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.159 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Barney Heller
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 294 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 23rd 2025
1.088
1.024
8.4%
9.6
17.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17.10 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise17.1 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 98.2%
2 oz Briess - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 33.1 300 0.7%
3 oz Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley3 oz Roasted Barley 31.28 600 1.1%
278.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz East Kent Goldings1.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 9.61 100%
1.50 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) 154 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
tap water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
added 1 tsp cacl to filtered water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.25 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (5.43 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.24 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.01 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.44 21.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.18 -8.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.43 21.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

used yeast starter a day earlier
158 for 1 hour
168 for 15 minutes
take first gallon and reduce to 1 quart
end with 6.5 gal total
boil 90 minutes
another stuck mash!
OG 182 Tilt 1076

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