Four Sticks Scottish Heavy

A 70 shilling Scottish Ale

Brewer:	Buzzerj		Email:	buzzerj@yahoo.com
Beer:	Four Sticks Scottish Heavy		Style:	Scottish Heavy Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.25 gallons
Color:	41 HCU (~19 SRM)		Bitterness:	25 IBU
OG:	1.040		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	3.6% v/v (2.8% w/w)
Water:	Tap water (soft)used for boil. Final volume topped up to 5.2 gallons with purchased spring water.
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 60L 4 oz. Roasted barley 1 lb. 12 oz. British pale
Steep:	Steep at 150°F for 30 minutes
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.035	6 gallons
	3.3 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Actually added 2 cups of extract to the boil and added all other extract at flameout (late addition method).
Hops:	1 oz. Willamette (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (4.5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale Yeast in a 2 pint starter
Log:	Fermenting at 60-66°F for 14 days before racking to secondary. Put on garage floor for some of the fermentation period to get temperatures of 54-62°F. Cooler fermentation is better for Scottish Ales. Brewed on 4-27-08 and bottled on 5-24-08.
Tasting:	Oh yeah! Pretty darn good! That will improve your Scottish brough. A blue ribbon beer in the 2008 Clark Co. Washington Fair, ranked 10th best overall. Gotta try it!

Recipe posted 08/06/08.