Groundskeeper Willie's Wee Heavy - Brew Your Own

Groundskeeper Willie's Wee Heavy - Brew Your Own

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Wee heavies are malty/sweet big ales, but don’t smell fruity as most big ales do. You need to use a yeast strain that won’t overattenuate the beer, pitch a larg

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Ingredients

  • 14.5 lbs. (6.6 kg) Maris Otter liquid malt extract
  • 3.0 oz. (85 g) crystal malt (60 °L)
  • 0.75 oz. (21 g) roasted barley (300 °L)
  • 6 AAU First Gold hops (60 min) (0.8 oz./23 g of 7.5% alpha acids)
  • 1 tsp. Irish moss (15 mins)
  • 1/4 tsp yeast nutrient (15 mins)
  • Wyeast 1728 (Scottish Ale) or White Labs WLP028 (Edinburgh Ale) yeast (4 qt./~4 L yeast starter)
  • 0.75 cups corn sugar (for priming)

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