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Scotch Wee Heavy

Name: Scotch Wee Heavy
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 15 lb Pale 2-Row; 1 lb Carapils Malt; 0.5 lb Vienna; 1 lb Caramunich 60; 0.3 lb Chocolate; 0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops; 0.75 oz Perle Hops; 0.5 oz Perle Hops; 0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Heavy
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.16 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.098 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Michael P Johnston
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 328 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 33.8 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://idbeer.org/

Created: Friday January 5th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.098

Final Gravity:

1.025

ABV (standard):

9.5%

IBU (tinseth):

28.9

SRM (morey):

18.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
15 lb	US - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	84.3%
1 lb	Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	5.6%
0.50 lb	American - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna	35	4	2.8%
1 lb	Proximity - Caramunich 601 lb Caramunich 60	34.5	60	5.6%
0.30 lb	American - Chocolate0.3 lb Chocolate	29	350	1.7%
17.80 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	60 min	8.36	22.2%
0.75 oz	Perle0.75 oz Perle Hops	Pellet	8.2	Boil	25 min	12.99	33.3%
0.50 oz	Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops	Pellet	8.2	Boil	10 min	4.52	22.2%
0.50 oz	Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	10 min	3.03	22.2%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.94 gal	Strike	152 °F	152 °F	60 min
3 gal	Sparge	170 °F	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

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:	72 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 155 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 0.5 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

2023 - Silver medal

2026 90 min boil
148-152
OG 1.056
FG 1.010 6.05% ABV
40 12oz bottles

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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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Mike J • 01/09/2018 at 10:54pm

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Styrian Goldings (Pellet)	11.39	44.4%
1.25 oz	Perle (Pellet) 1.2499999971407 oz Perle (Pellet) Hops	17.51	55.5%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00