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Quote from: denny on October 05, 2019, 08:12:57 amPersonally, I don't care what they did beyond curiosity. I care about what makes the beer I want to drink.That's absolutely fine - just don't use the phrase "wee heavy" when talking about it. Communication breaks down if we use the same phrase to describe different things.
Personally, I don't care what they did beyond curiosity. I care about what makes the beer I want to drink.
I'm with Denny. I start with a basic wee heavy recipe (or in some cases a "way heavy"), but I feel free to make changes to my taste.Isn't that WHY we brew our own?
Quote from: Northern_Brewer on October 06, 2019, 02:35:37 amQuote from: denny on October 05, 2019, 08:12:57 amPersonally, I don't care what they did beyond curiosity. I care about what makes the beer I want to drink.That's absolutely fine - just don't use the phrase "wee heavy" when talking about it. Communication breaks down if we use the same phrase to describe different things.If people can call that hazy stuff IPA, then I can call it wee heavy
Quote from: Descardeci on September 17, 2019, 11:53:31 am I never found a answer for the question, why at low temp?Because it's cold in Scotland and brewers there historically fermented at ambient temperatures, which meant typically pitching at 60F, sometimes lower.Wee Heavy is one of those non-styles like ESB that really refers to a single beer, Fowler's 12 Guinea - Ron Pattinson has a good history here, in the 19th century it was 12%, with an OG of 1.159 and an FG of 1.068!! Apparent attenuation was never more than 75%, around 70% was more typical.
I never found a answer for the question, why at low temp?
Quote from: Northern_Brewer on October 04, 2019, 05:37:13 pmQuote from: Descardeci on September 17, 2019, 11:53:31 am I never found a answer for the question, why at low temp?Because it's cold in Scotland and brewers there historically fermented at ambient temperatures, which meant typically pitching at 60F, sometimes lower.Wee Heavy is one of those non-styles like ESB that really refers to a single beer, Fowler's 12 Guinea - Ron Pattinson has a good history here, in the 19th century it was 12%, with an OG of 1.159 and an FG of 1.068!! Apparent attenuation was never more than 75%, around 70% was more typical.I didn’t know that. I thought Wee Heavy was a 120/- . Interesting. Thanks for the information. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Quote from: Northern_Brewer on October 04, 2019, 05:37:13 pmWee Heavy is one of those non-styles like ESB that really refers to a single beer, Fowler's 12 Guinea - Ron Pattinson has a good history here, in the 19th century it was 12%, with an OG of 1.159 and an FG of 1.068!! Apparent attenuation was never more than 75%, around 70% was more typical.I didn’t know that. I thought Wee Heavy was a 120/- .
Wee Heavy is one of those non-styles like ESB that really refers to a single beer, Fowler's 12 Guinea - Ron Pattinson has a good history here, in the 19th century it was 12%, with an OG of 1.159 and an FG of 1.068!! Apparent attenuation was never more than 75%, around 70% was more typical.