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Scottish Wee Heavy

319 calories 35.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Jesse Miller
Calories: 319 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 35.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 1st 2016
1.095
1.028
8.9%
30.4
18.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row17 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 85%
0.75 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.75 lb Biscuit 35 23 3.8%
0.25 lb American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 1.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 2.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 30.38 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 165 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.79 g | 15.2 qt) 3.25 13  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.54 g | 34.2 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.75 43
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

20 lbs of grain

Want to end with 5.5 gallons in fermentor

Grain absorbtion (@.1 gal/lb) = 2 gallons
Evaporation per hours ~1.5 gallons p/h for 2 hours = 3 gallons
Other = .5 gallons

11 gallons total

5 gallons for mash 6 for sparge

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