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HerbalJoe's Wee Heavy Experiment

HerbalJoe's Wee Heavy Experiment

Strong Scotch Ale • All Grain • 7 gal

Herbaljoe

A bit of a kitchen sink beer that will eventually be refined into a McEwan's clone.

February 17, 2009 pm 06:54pm

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Ingredients (All Grain7 gal)

  • 17.5 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • 1.5 lbs Crystal Malt 90°L

    Crystal Malt 90°L

    Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.

  • 1 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 1 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • .5 lbs Honey Malt

    Honey Malt

    Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.

  • .25 lbs Melanoidin Malt

    Melanoidin Malt

    Red Ales

  • .25 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • .125 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 1.75 oz Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • .5 oz Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™

    Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™

    Ideally suited for Scottish-style ales, and high gravity ales of all types.

Notes

Mash at 155F. Boil 90 minutes. Ferment at 63F - 65F, raise to 72F at end.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale

Subcategory: E - Strong Scotch Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.083 1.070 - 1.130
Terminal Gravity: 1.022 1.018 - 1.056
Color: 21.9 SRM 14 - 25
Alcohol: 8.0% ABV 6.5% - 10%
Bitterness: 28.2 IBU 17 - 35

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