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Bourbon Scotch Ale

244 calories 27.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Newk
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 244 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 5th 2017
1.073
1.021
7.2%
30.3
16.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise11 lb Golden Promise 37 3 74.9%
1.50 lb American - Victory1.5 lb Victory 34 28 10.2%
1 lb German - CaraMunich I1 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 6.8%
1 lb American - Smoked Malt1 lb Smoked Malt 37 5 6.8%
3 oz American - Chocolate3 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.3%
14.69 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 26.13 66.7%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 4.16 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 oz Oak chip soaked bourbon Flavor Secondary 60 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
4 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.37 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.37 qt/lb 5.03 20.1  
Mash volume with grains 6.21 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.84 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.11 g | 16.4 qt) 4.56 18.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
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: 9.59 38.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Took 2 oz. of Oak chips and soaked in enough Maker's Mark to cover them up in a small mason jar. Let it sit for a month and added 2.5 fl. ounces of filtered bourbon into secondary. Store in cool and dark place for 2 months and keg.

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