Edimburgh 90 Shilling Scotch ale
I created this recipe after reading the book "Scotch ale", written by Greg Noonan, Classic Beer Style Series, Brewers Publications. I tried to adjust my water to Edingburgh's water, starting with an average analysis of Montreal's water profile.
I smoked my malt in my BBQ, using maple wood:
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Brewer: | Brouemaster | Email: | brouemaster@hotmail.com | |||||
URL: | http://www.bieropholie.com/ | |||||||
Beer: | Edimburgh 90 Shilling Scotch ale | Style: | Strong Scotch Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 40 liters | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 29 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.079 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
Alcohol: | 7.6% v/v (6.0% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 28 l Mash liquor (70 l total liquor, 63 l used) 14 g Gypsum (200 mg/l) 4.8 g Epsom salt (69 mg/l) 2.6 g Salt (37 mg/l) |
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Grain: | 8kg American 2-row 500g Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 100g Roasted barley 3kg 500g Gamrbinus ESB 400g Smoked British Carastan |
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Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
1:15 Mash 65.6°C |
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Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.070 | 45 liters | |||||
2 g Irish moss (50 mg/l) 5 minutes before strike | ||||||||
Hops: | 50g Kent Goldings (5.5% AA, 50 min.) 50g Kent Goldings (5.5% AA, 20 min.) 15g Galena (12% AA, 20 min.) 15g Kent Goldings (5.5% AA, 5 min.) |
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Yeast: | 1728 Scottish Ale yeast from Wyeast |
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Log: | 3 g Gelatin (75 mg/l) dissolved at 65°C and cooled down to 44°C before adding to fermented beer for the last 10 days of maturation. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Carbon dioxide level: 2.5 Half of the brew is bottled with 8 g/l of dextrose and some fresh yeast. The other half is kegged and stabilized to 17 PSI at 10°C. |
Recipe posted 10/13/02.