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Scottish Wee Heavy/Dopplebock Love Child

278 calories 30.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Light
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 278 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 2nd 2016
1.083
1.023
7.9%
16.1
11.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise9 lb Golden Promise 37 3 52.9%
6 lb German - Dark Munich6 lb Dark Munich 36 10 35.3%
0.50 lb German - CaraFoam0.5 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 2.9%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Peated Malt0.5 lb Peated Malt 38 2.5 2.9%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 5.9%
17 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 8.52 18.8%
0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 5.16 18.8%
2.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Aroma 2 min 2.4 62.5%
4 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.5 qt 24-28 qts. (2 inches above grain bed) Temperature -- 160 °F 60 min
Sparge in kettle to 8gal for boil Sparge -- 160 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Candy Sugar       Amount: 5 oz to 1C water to Wort at bottling      
 
Target Water Profile
Local Tap Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
200 150 100 250 250 400
PH = 8.5
Hardness as CaCO3 = 400ppm (entering this is HCO3 even though one is bicarbonate and one is calcium carbonate)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

With this yeast, typically ferments down to 1.012-1.009 raising ABV to 9.2-ish percent.

Violent fermentation on days 2-4.

Very malty, creamy and smooth. tight head retention.

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