Wee Heavy Recipe - Strong scotch ale

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Strong scotch ale

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All Grain
6 Gallon(s)
8 Gallon(s)
120 min
80%
All Grain Wee Heavy homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Golden Promise - UK, Roasted Barley - US, East Kent Goldings Hops, Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728 Homebrew Yeast, Irish Moss.

Fermentables

98% - Golden Promise - UK
17.4545
37
3
Mash
2% - Roasted Barley - US
0.4364
25
300
Mash

Hops

East Kent Goldings
1.0909
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
5.1
12.6
East Kent Goldings
1.6364
Pellet
Boil
35 min(s)
5.1
15.6
East Kent Goldings
1.0909
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
5.1
4.6

Yeast

Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728
71%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1.0909
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Mash at 154 for 60 minutes
Decoction
154
90 min
mash
Decoction
169
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Remove 1 gallon of the first runnings and caramelize it down to 1/2 a pint or so and add back to boil
2.
Collect 7.5 gallons of runoff and boil down to 5.25 gallon target and the other .25 will come from the starter
3.
Ferment @ 55* for about a month and then cold condition for 2 months @ 40*

Tasting Notes (2)

HellroaringBrewery

Tasted on 5/23/2016 by HellroaringBrewery

Notes:

I am using east Kent holdings this time 5.1% aa

HellroaringBrewery

Tasted on 2/14/2016 by HellroaringBrewery

Notes:

This is an excellent beer and currently my favorite!

Recipe Facts

Strong scotch ale
Wee Heavy
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 120  min Boil Time
  • 1.088 OG
  • 1.025 FG
  • 32.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.37 BG:GU
  • 15.8° SRM Color
  • 80% Efficiency
  • 8.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 306 per 12oz Calories
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