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Wee heavy

334 calories 29.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Strong Ale
Boil Time: 180 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 334 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 29.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday March 24th 2015
1.108
1.021
11.4%
60.2
34.3
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 kg New Zealand - Ale Malt7.5 kg Ale Malt 37.4 3.05 63%
2.50 kg Munich - Light 10L2.5 kg Munich - Light 10L 33 10 21%
500 g German - CaraMunich II500 g CaraMunich II 34 46 4.2%
500 g German - CaraRed500 g CaraRed 34 20 4.2%
500 g Special B500 g Special B 34 115 4.2%
150 g American - Black Malt150 g Black Malt 28 500 1.3%
150 g American - Chocolate150 g Chocolate 29 350 1.3%
100 g Smoked Malt100 g Smoked Malt 37 3 0.8%
11,900 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Chinook40 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 60.17 100%
40 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.09 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 5 min.
0.27 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 587 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40.2 L Infusion -- 70 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.7L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (43.3L). Reduce mash thickness to 3.59L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 30.6L.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 51.29 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 37.55 L and adding 5.89 L sparge/top-off. 43.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 43.4
Mash volume with grains 51.3
Grain absorption losses -11.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 40.3 L) 30.5
Boil off losses -17.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 13.2 L) 23
Estimated amount in fermentor 23
Total: 43.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wee heavy" British Strong Ale beer recipe by livo. All Grain, ABV 11.39%, IBU 60.17, SRM 34.29, Fermentables: (Ale Malt, Munich - Light 10L, CaraMunich II, CaraRed, Special B, Black Malt, Chocolate, Smoked Malt) Hops: (Chinook) Other: (Irish moss, Beer Nutrient)
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