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Fireweed Scottish Ale

150 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Light
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 0.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.307 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: DrDuffy
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 2nd 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.25 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise9.25 lb Golden Promise 37 3 97.4%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 55L0.25 lb Crystal 55L 34 55 2.6%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Brewer's Gold0.3 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 9.7 Boil 90 min 8.08 37.5%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 15 min 2.93 62.5%
0.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb Fireweed blossoms Herb Boil 90 min.
0.50 lb Fireweed Blossoms Herb Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
73 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 6.5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       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 gal Batch Sparge 169 °F 157 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.56 14.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates -0.38 g | -1.5 qt) 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.96 g | 3.8 qt) 0.88 3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.08 g | 12.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 0.8 3.2  
Top off amount 4.7 18.8  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.44 17.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fireweed Scottish Ale" Scottish Light beer recipe by DrDuffy. All Grain, ABV 3.96%, IBU 11.01, SRM 5.97, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Crystal 55L) Hops: (Brewer's Gold, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Fireweed blossoms, Fireweed Blossoms, Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-10-02 16:58 UTC