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Wee Heavy

283 calories 34.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 283 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 29th 2020
1.084
1.028
7.3%
21.6
15.8
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale18 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 94.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.3%
19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Kent Goldings1.5 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 90 min 21.62 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12.22 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 574 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
8.25 gal Strike 160 °F 154 °F 30 min
3 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.31 33.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.83 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.62 g | 10.5 qt) 2.31 9.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.31 g | 33.2 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Total: 10.63 42.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Maris Otter was chosen as a base malt to provide traditional English ale flavors associated with the style. The 120L crystal malt was chosen to increase ABV and darken the final color.

For the barrel-aged variant, we replaced the original medium-flocculant Scottish yeast with a very highly flocculant English ale yeast. We also removed the late-stage addition of hops and increased the initial (right @ boil) addition to maintain IBU.

This should be aged in a bourbon barrel (Maker's Mark was suggested in class, it seems like a fine choice) so that the vanilla and cinnamon character of the bourbon can enhance the toffee and caramel flavors from the malt of the Wee Heavy.

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