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Scottish Export 80/- – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

2011-01

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

65 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

January 16, 2011

Statistics

Target OG:

1.040 10° P

OG:

1.044 11° P

Reading 1:

1.008 2.1° P at 6 days

Target FG:

1.010 2.6° P

FG:

1.008 2.1° P

Real Extract:

3.7° P

Attenuation:

80.9% Apparent – 66.4% Real

Color:

18 SRM

IBU:

18 Rager

BU/GU:

0.41

ABV:

4.8%

ABW:

3.7%

Calories:

143 12 oz

General Info

It turned out bigger and darker than expected

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
20.00 pounds	Scottish Golden Promise	84.7%
1.00 pounds	Crystal Malt 60L	4.2%
1.00 pounds	German Dark Munich Malt	4.2%
1.00 pounds	German Vienna Malt	4.2%
0.50 pounds	American Chocolate Malt	2.1%
0.13 pounds	Belgian Special B Malt	0.5%
23.63 pounds	Total Grain Weight	100%

Non-Fermentables

Amount	Non-Fermentable	Time
1/4 tsp	Super Moss	15 minutes

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Type	Use	Form	AA
1.00 ounces	Willamette	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Pellets	5.4%
1.00 ounces	Kent Golding	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Pellets	5.1%
2.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Scottish Ale	Wyeast	1728	500 ml

Equipment Profile Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:

10.00 gallons

Boil Volume:

12.00 gallons

Evaporation Rate:

9.00% per hour

Typical Efficiency:

72%

Hop Utilization:

100%

Mash Tun Volume:

10.00 gallons

Mash Tun Weight:

9.00 pounds

Mash Tun Specific Heat:

0.30 cal/gram per °C

Mash Tun Dead Space:

0.80 gallons

Loss:

1.00 gallons

Notes:

Converted 15.5 gallon/59 liter keg boil kettle for full boil with a 10 gallon/38 liter cooler as a mash/lauter tun.

Mash Profile Cereal Mash and Single Infusion Mash

Ideal Grain Temp:

72°F

Ideal Tun Temp:

72°F

Ideal Sparge Temp:

168°F

Ideal PH:

5.4

Notes:

Boil cereal adjuncts to add to infusion mash.

Mash Steps

#	Name	Type	Time	Temp.	Description
1	Protein Rest	Infusion	30 min.	104°F	Add 30% of mash water at 111° F / 44° C
2	Protein Rest	Infusion	45 min.	122°F	Add 10% of mash water at 181° F / 83° C
3	Saccharification	Infusion	60 min.	150°F	Add 25% of mash water at 200° F / 93° C
4	Mash Out	Infusion	10 min.	168°F	Add 35% of mash water at 208° F / 98° C

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Calcium:

31.4 ppm

Bicarbonate:

56.9 ppm

Sulfate:

41.1 ppm

Chloride:

0.9 ppm

Sodium:

27.0 ppm

Magnesium:

3.5 ppm

PH:

5.4

Notes:

Filtered through standard charcoal system.

Procedure

Mash 80 minutes at 154. Step up to 160 with boiling water. Hold for 20 minutes. Fly sparge. Collect 15 gallons. boil 5 minutes. Add hops. Boil 60 more minutes. Cool. pitch yeast. Pitch temp: 62F

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

6 days @ 64° F

Secondary:

4 days @ 68° F

McPherson’s Beard

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	7.9
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	8.1
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	65
OG:	1.044 / 11° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: McPherson’s Beard

Scottish Export 80/- – All Grain GONE

Statistics

General Info

Malts and Grains

Non-Fermentables

Hops

Yeasts

Equipment Profile Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Mash Profile Cereal Mash and Single Infusion Mash

Mash Steps

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Procedure

Fermentation and Aging

McPherson’s Beard

Brew Day Data

Scale Recipe

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