Wee Heavy Recipe - Thistle Smoke

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Thistle Smoke

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
74%
Scottish Ale / Wee Heavy

Fermentables

69% - 2-Row - US
9
37
1
Mash
12% - Carastan 35 - UK
1.5
35
35
Mash
8% - Dark Wheat - DE
1
39
6
Mash
4% - Caramel/Crystal 120 - US
0.5
35
120
Mash
4% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.5
34
475
Mash
4% - Peated Malt - UK
0.5
34
2
Mash

Hops

Centennial
1.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
10.2
50.9

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
87%

Other Stuff

Whirlflok
1
each
Boil
CaCl2
1
tsp
Mash

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
155
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Ferment at 62F

Tasting Notes (2)

HornetsNestBrewing

Tasted on 1/27/2021 by HornetsNestBrewing

Notes:

I'm pretty happy drinking this. Nice brown ale with a fine nearly white foamy head. Very drinkable, bittered correctly. Just a touch of the smoked peat malt adds flavor complexity. Not sweet; the 4% crystal malt gives a good neutral balance. I need to share with some other tasters. Next time I will half the chocolate malt.

HornetsNestBrewing

Tasted on 1/18/2021 by HornetsNestBrewing

Notes:

Fermented 14 days. Cold crashing fermenter outside in the snowbank. OG 1.064 FG 1.008 ABV 7.3 SPG sample is tasty! Kegging tomorrow.

Recipe Facts

Thistle Smoke
Wee Heavy
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.064 OG
  • 1.008 FG
  • 50.9 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.79 BG:GU
  • 27.0° SRM Color
  • 74% Efficiency
  • 7.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 213 per 12oz Calories
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