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San Francisco Fat Ale

257 calories 27.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wee Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 61% (brew house)
Calories: 257 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 4th 2016
1.077
1.021
7.3%
31.0
19.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise15 lb Golden Promise 37 3 87.7%
1 lb German - Munich Light1 lb Munich Light 37 6 5.8%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2.9%
0.30 lb German - Carafa I0.3 lb Carafa I 32 340 1.8%
0.30 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 160L0.3 lb Extra Dark Crystal 160L 33 160 1.8%
17.10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 20.71 50%
0.60 oz East Kent Goldings0.6 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 25 min 8.64 30%
0.40 oz East Kent Goldings0.4 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 1.65 20%
2 oz / 0.00
 
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
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
RO with no additions.
Needed 1/2 gallon extra in mash, used tap water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Starting (post-sparge) volume was 9.5 gallons. 2 gallons were satellite boiled until thicker than whole chocolate milk but not quite syrup (less than half a gallon) and this was added to the fermenter pre-pitch.

Carafa and English Dark went in with 20-30 left in mash. Then vorlaufed.

Final gravity close to 1.076.

1/2 liter starter using tap water/DME/nutrients/24hrs. Pitched when cool to touch.

About 10 days into primary, I racked into a glass carboy. Added one wooden spiral ("heavy char" that had an additional 30 minutes on high in the oven) that had been soaked in Red Label for over a week.

Sunday 1/31, racked from glass carboy to bottling bucket.
Flavor at this time was awesome. Wood/bourbon was smooth and not overpowering. Sweetness detectable weeks ago was gone. Gravity was still at 1.022ish.

Bottled on 2/4 and it tasted awesome.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-02-10 06:58 UTC
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