
Hardcore's Scotch Ale
Strong Scotch Ale • Extract • 4.5 gal
June 8, 2002 pm 01:34pm
Ingredients (Extract, 4.5 gal)
- .5 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- .5 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 7 lbs
Amber; John Bull
Amber; John Bull
For ales and bitters.
- 2 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.7 AA% pellets; boiled 55 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
-
White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale
White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale
Scotland is famous for its malty, strong ales. This yeast can reproduce complex, flavorful Scottish style ales. This yeast can be an everyday strain, similar to WLP001. Hop character is not muted with this strain, as it is with WLP002.
Notes
Brewed 3/9/02, bottled 3/30/02. After just two months conditioning this has proven to be delicious! This beer will most likely continue to improve in the next few months. I think this turned out A++! 9/28/02 Third place at Brewer's Dream Homebrew competition in chicago,IL! 10/16/02 First place at my local homebrew club meeting!
Style (BJCP)
Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale
Subcategory: E - Strong Scotch Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.085 | 1.070 - 1.130 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.022 | 1.018 - 1.056 | ![]() |
Color: | 31.3 SRM | 14 - 25 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.3% ABV | 6.5% - 10% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 34.0 IBU | 17 - 35 | ![]() |