I have an recipe for a Scottish Export (OG = 1.047) and I am thinking of making a Wee Heavy. The Export recipe has been tweaked over time to its current incarnation and placed in a contest last year:
8.5 lbs 2-row Pale malt
1 lb Aromatic Malt
8 oz Crystal 60
4 oz Special B Malt
1.5 oz Roasted Barley
.25 oz Pacific Gem 13.6% AA, full boil
.25 oz Pacific Gem 13.6% AA, 20 minutes
.5 oz East Kent Goldings 4.8% AA, 20 minutes
I was wondering if I wanted to make this into a Wee Heavy near the low end of the scale, OG = 1.075 or 60% higher than my Export recipe, would it be appropriate to just add an extra 60% of all of the ingredients (keeping their same relative percentage of the recipe) or should certain ingredients not be raised as much (and if not, why)?
8.5 lbs 2-row Pale malt
1 lb Aromatic Malt
8 oz Crystal 60
4 oz Special B Malt
1.5 oz Roasted Barley
.25 oz Pacific Gem 13.6% AA, full boil
.25 oz Pacific Gem 13.6% AA, 20 minutes
.5 oz East Kent Goldings 4.8% AA, 20 minutes
I was wondering if I wanted to make this into a Wee Heavy near the low end of the scale, OG = 1.075 or 60% higher than my Export recipe, would it be appropriate to just add an extra 60% of all of the ingredients (keeping their same relative percentage of the recipe) or should certain ingredients not be raised as much (and if not, why)?