"All Things Scottish" Ale
Brewer: | DrKennyp | Email: | kennyag@charter.net | |||||
Beer: | "All Things Scottish" Ale | Style: | Scottish Export Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 11 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.071 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 7.0% v/v (5.5% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Just used reverse osmosis from local store | |||||||
Grain: | 4 oz. British brown 2 oz. American crystal 90L 9 oz. American crystal 120L 0.5 oz. American chocolate 3 oz. Smoke 1 oz. Belgian Special B |
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Steep: | Steeped grains at 155° for 45 mins. The grain labeled as 90L was actually 80L but couldn't find it on the chart. | |||||||
Boil: | 45 minutes | SG 1.177 | 2 gallons | |||||
4 lb. Light malt extract 4 lb. Amber malt extract 1 lb. Honey |
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Actually added the Kent Goldings in the last 5 minutes of boil | ||||||||
Hops: | 2 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma) |
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Yeast: | White Labs English Ale Yeast. Added 1/2 packed of Nottingham dry yeast at secondary. | |||||||
Log: | Started batch 1/25/07. Racked to secondary 2/1/07 and added Clover honey. Bottled 2/22/07. Fermentation temps around 62-65° . | |||||||
Tasting: | A big hit with friends. A little overcarbonated (used 3/4c corn sugar). Smokey with some sweetness. Very nice!! |
Recipe posted 05/01/07.