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McEwans Champion Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Alan Harper
Calories: 339 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 30.6 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Tuesday February 1st 2022

Original Gravity:

1.073

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

7.7%

IBU (tinseth):

32.1

SRM (morey):

18.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost £

16.09

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5,100 g	Crisp Malting - Maris Otter5100 g Maris Otter	£ 0.00 / g £ 5.65	37.5	2.81	71.1%
600 g	GB - Amber Malt600 g Amber Malt	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.88	33	17	8.4%
454 g	Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup454 g Golden Syrup - (late boil kettle addition)	£ 5.00 / kg £ 2.27	40	1	6.3%
300 g	GB - Crystal 90L300 g Crystal 90L	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.60	33	90	4.2%
300 g	US - Rice Hulls300 g Rice Hulls	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.60	0.01	0	4.2%
200 g	Weyermann - Oak Smoked Wheat Malt200 g Oak Smoked Wheat Malt	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.66	38	2	2.8%
140 g	Weyermann - Acidulated140 g Acidulated	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.41	27	3.4	2%
80 g	GB - Roasted Barley80 g Roasted Barley	£ 0.00 / g £ 0.21	29	488	1.1%
7,174 g / £ 11.28

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.79	Pellet	6	Boil	53.1 min	14.03	26.7%
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.35	Pellet	4.4	Boil	60 min	5.31	13.3%
15 g	Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.56	Pellet	4.2	Aroma	15 min	3.77	20%
30 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.91	Pellet	5	Aroma	15 min	8.99	40%
75 g / £ 2.61

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
20 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 20 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.79	14.03	26.7%
10 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 10 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.35	5.31	13.3%
15 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 15 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.04 / g £ 0.56	3.77	20%
30 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.91	8.99	40%
75 g / £ 2.61

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
19.94 L	Strike	69 °C	67 °C	60 min
12.04 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 2.20 / each £ 2.20
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 118 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 86.5 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Edinburgh EH3

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
10	1	4	6	13	21
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Notes

This is somewhat complex but it - the original - is one of my favourite commercial beers. I HOPE this works out as I have yet to brew it but it follows other similar clones of the same beer. I tried to balance strength, maltyness and colour with enough bitterness to make it work.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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