Hairy Legs Scottish Ale
I just finished brewing this Scottish ale.
I have high hopes for it!
Brewer: | Kim Fortner | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Hairy Legs Scottish Ale | Style: | Scottish Ale Export 80/ | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 29 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.052 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.1% v/v (3.2% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | I boiled local tap water for 30 minutes. | |||||||
Grain: | 10 lb. British pale 4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4 oz. Belgian CaraMunich 8 oz. British crystal 50-60L 4 oz. Scottish Cara malt 4 oz. British Peated Malt |
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Mash: | 60% efficiency | |||||||
I added 3 gallons of 175 degree water to my grains, then immediately raised the mash temperature to 155 degrees which I held for 60 minutes. Then I raised the temperature to 168 degrees for 5 minutes. Sparged and collected 6 gallons of wort. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.043 | 6 gallons | |||||
1/2 tsp Irish Moss (45 minutes) | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5.6% AA, 60 min.) |
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Yeast: | White Labs Edinburgh Ale liquid yeast. | |||||||
Log: | Brewed 11/23/98. Fermenting in pantry where air temp is 69 degrees. |
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Carbonation: | I will carbonate this beer with 1 1/4 cups Muntons 55/45 dry wheat malt extract. |
Recipe posted 11/23/98.