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Redbone Scotch Ale

247 calories 22 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: More Beer
Calories: 247 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 25th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pale 2-Row15 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 88.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 5.9%
8 oz German - Abbey Malt8 oz Abbey Malt 33 17 3%
4 oz Dingemans - Special B4 oz Special B 34 140 1.5%
2 oz American - Black Malt2 oz Black Malt 28 500 0.7%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 27.14 100%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Whirlifloc Tablets Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
GigaYeast - Scotch Ale #1
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.02 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
Strike -- 153 °F 60 min
Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 20 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 6.23 24.9  
Mash volume with grains 7.56 30.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.08 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.61 g | 10.4 qt) 3.57 14.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5 20  
Total: 9.81 39.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Redbone Scotch Ale" Scottish Heavy beer recipe by More Beer. All Grain, ABV 8%, IBU 27.14, SRM 16.96, Fermentables: (American - Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Abbey Malt, Special B, Black Malt) Hops: (Northern Brewer) Other: (Whirlifloc Tablets)
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