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Charlie's Wee Heavy

Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 26.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: self
Calories: 195 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Monday February 10th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.063

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

29.5

SRM (morey):

17.3

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.60 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.6 kg Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	61.3%
0.15 kg	American - Roasted Barley0.15 kg Roasted Barley	33	300	2%
0.15 kg	United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.15 kg Pale Chocolate	33	207	2%
0.50 kg	New Zealand - Light Crystal Malt0.5 kg Light Crystal Malt	35.4	31.98	6.7%
0.82 kg	Flaked Barley0.82 kg Flaked Barley	32	2.2	10.9%
0.50 kg	German - Carapils0.5 kg Carapils	35	1.3	6.7%
0.78 kg	New Zealand - Wheat Malt0.78 kg New Zealand - Wheat Malt	35.4	2.13	10.4%
7.50 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Styrian Goldings30 g Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	60 min	15.45	50%
30 g	East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	14.04	50%
60 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Styrian Goldings (Pellet) 30 g Styrian Goldings (Pellet) Hops	15.45	50%
30 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 30 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	14.04	50%
60 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23.6 L	Infusion	72 °C	68 °C	90 min
16 L	Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	25 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	72%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	21 - 24 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	72%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

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
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Notes

Aimed to collect 23 litres of 1.074 post-boil wort: 16.5 in cube, 5 litres in glass, 1.5 litres in pot, but truncated the boil at ~70min ,,, got 26.5 litres wort at 1.063.

Put ~60g crushed roasted barley in sock, shook out the dust and let it rest in 1 litre ~60oC water for 20min. Let that settle, then decanted off the relatively uncloudy wort into saucepan and boiled with 14g chinook. I had also collected ~3.5 litres wort from main batch, then reboiled it with the chinook/roast wort to blend and sanitize, then chilled in ice bath. O2 for 20-30sec then poured into 5 litre fermenter, on top of ~1/2 pack of S-04 (exp 3/2018!). Good krausen 20h later. After ~3wks added 14g chinook, let it disperse for 2h then refrigerated (was v cloudy and not great looking). Intend using finings after 2d then adding chinook/amarillo for extra 2d before bottling.

Wee heavy: added emprire ale yeast (exp 3/2020) to 750ml sanitized water (from kitchen kettle) then poured over the clear wort from the 750 ml jar. No extra O2. Got going at ~23oC within 2h. Added 5 litres wort (after 30sec O2) after ~4h. Cooled to 19oC.

Mar 3 - 2x 500ml ceramic bottles, 5x350ml and ~18 litres in a keg. 1.018 final gravity. Tasted good but a hint of yeast bite that should hopefully drop out. Added 13 carb drops to bottom of keg, as i had not purged it, and only purged the head space after completion of transfer.

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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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