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Invisible Pink Unicorn Scottish Ale #2
This is a very slight tweaking of a recipe I found quite tasty.
Note the 6-gallon batch size.
| Brewer: | Joel Plutchak | Email: | plutchak@uiuc.edu | |||||
| Beer: | Invisible Pink Unicorn Scottish Ale #2 | Style: | Scottish Heavy Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 6 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 27 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.052 | FG: | 1.015 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 1 tsp gypsum added to mash. 1 ml lactic acid added to sparge water. |
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| Grain: | 10 lb. Belgian pale 1 lb. Belgian Munich 8 oz. Belgian aromatic 8 oz. Belgian CaraMunich 2 oz. Roasted barley |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| Single infusion, 155° F for 60 minutes. Mash-out 168° F for 5 minutes. |
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| Boil: | 120 minutes | SG 1.045 | 7 gallons | |||||
| 1 tsp rehydrated Irish Moss flakes added last 15 minutes of boil. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.25 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 20 min.) 0.25 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 9 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Blend of Wyeast 1728 (Scottish) and YCKC A34 (Edinburgh). | |||||||
| Log: | Ferment at 60-65° F. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 3/4 cup corn sugar priming for soft carbonation. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Nice maltiness with a touch of hops to make it interesting. Took a first place in category as a Heavy at a modest-sized competition, and a 2nd place at another. In spite of being rather heavy for a Heavy, judges thought it a bit thin. (Notes refer to the first recipe, which was very similar.) |
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Recipe posted 01/26/99.