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Wee Heavy

321 calories 33.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.99 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.096 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 321 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 33.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 3rd 2026
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1.096
1.025
9.4%
39.6
22.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Maris Otter14 lb Extra Pale Maris Otter 37.5 2 70.7%
1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5%
1 lb Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2.5%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.3%
1 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley1 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 0.3%
3 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light3 lb DME Pilsen Light 43 2 15.1%
19.81 lbs / $ 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 30 min 15.78 60%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 15 min 3.94 20%
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Leaf/Whole 16 Boil 60 min 19.91 20%
2.50 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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 167 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 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
8.36 gal Infusion 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 86 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.36 29.4  
Mash volume with grains 8.7 34.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.1 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.86 g | 7.4 qt) 1.76 7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.23 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.99 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.11 36.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wee Heavy" Wee Heavy beer recipe by chrismfanning. All Grain, ABV 9.41%, IBU 39.64, SRM 22.42, Fermentables: (Extra Pale Maris Otter, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Munich - Light 10L, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, DME Pilsen Light) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Warrior)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-03 22:34 UTC