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SOL Wee Heavy for Barrel Fill Recipe

This recipe has been created and used for our club’s second bourbon barrel fill. 

At the bottom of this recipe is a downloadable version that is compatible with BeerSmith, QBrew and several other home brewing applications that recognize the XML file format.

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
5 gal 60 min 23.2 IBUs 22.6 SRM 1.085 1.019 8.8 %
Actuals 1.046 1.01 4.7 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
Scottish Heavy 70/- 9 B 1.035 - 1.04 1.01 - 1.015 10 - 25 9 - 17 1.5 - 2.3 3.2 - 3.9 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pale Malt, Maris Otter 14.5 lbs 82.86
Caramunich Malt 1 lbs 5.71
Caravienne Malt 1 lbs 5.71
Special B Malt 1 lbs 5.71

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Fuggles 1 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 4.5
Fuggles 1 oz 30 min Boil Pellet 4.5
Fuggles 1 oz 5 min Boil Pellet 4.5
Fuggles 1 oz 0 min Aroma Pellet 4.5

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
SafAle English Ale (S-04) DCL/Fermentis 73% 59°F - 75.2°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 150°F 75 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 4 days 67°F
Secondary 10 days 67°F
Aging 30 days 65°F