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Borthbrew - Wee Heavy Scotch Ale 8 gal

247 calories 27.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 8.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 57% (brew house)
Source: LGB
Calories: 247 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 5th 2020
1.074
1.021
7.0%
28.1
19.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 lb American - Pale Ale25 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 88.1%
1 lb Briess - Organic Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Organic Caramel Malt - 60L 33.6 60 3.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 3.5%
2 oz Peated Malt2 oz Peated Malt 38 2.5 0.4%
1 lb Munich - Dark 20L1 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 3.5%
0.25 lb Finland - Chocolate Malt0.25 lb Chocolate Malt 31 338 0.9%
28.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Pekko0.5 oz Pekko Hops Pellet 18 Boil 60 min 18.76 50%
0.50 oz pekko0.5 oz pekko Hops Pellet 18 Boil 15 min 9.31 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Chalk Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
8 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.19 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
59 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 190 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
50% distilled, 50% spring
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.5 gal Temperature -- 158 °F 90 min
3 gal Sparge -- 167 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.91 gal (51.64 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.73 gal (38.92 qt) and adding 0.91 gal (3.64 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.64 42.6  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.64 42.6  
Mash volume with grains 12.91 51.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.55 -14.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.44 g | 13.8 qt) 2.66 10.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 10.29 g | 41.2 qt) 9.5 38  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 8 g | 32 qt) 8.3 33.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 8.3 g | 33.2 qt) 8 32  
Total: 13.3 53.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Could not measure OG - hydrometer sunk to bottom

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