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Up-Kilt Heavenly Hooch

Up-Kilt Heavenly Hooch

Strong Scotch Ale • Extract • 5 gal

brewthis12

Spicy, yet smooth, this concoction will warm you up in the winter. Great holiday brew.

October 4, 2008 pm 02:22pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1.00 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 0.50 lbs Crystal Malt 80°L

    Crystal Malt 80°L

    Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.

  • 0.25 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • 0.25 lbs British Black Patent

    British Black Patent

    Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

  • 6.00 lbs Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.

  • 2.00 lbs Dry Amber Extract

    Dry Amber Extract

    Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.

  • 2.00 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 1.50 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.50 oz Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • 0.25 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1.50 oz Grated Ginger - (omitted from calculations)

    Grated Ginger

  • 3 tsp Ground Cinnamon - (omitted from calculations)

    Ground Cinnamon

  • 3 oz Grated Orange Peels - (omitted from calculations)

    Grated Orange Peels

  • 3 tsp Lavender Flowers (buds) - (omitted from calculations)

    Lavender Flowers (buds)

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Notes

Add lavender with aroma hops at 15 minutes left in boil. Add finishing hops at 2 minutes left. Add ginger, cinnamon, and orange peels at 0 minutes. Stir and let sit covered for 15 minutes.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale

Subcategory: E - Strong Scotch Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.080 1.070 - 1.130
Terminal Gravity: 1.018 1.018 - 1.056
Color: 23.6 SRM 14 - 25
Alcohol: 8.2% ABV 6.5% - 10%
Bitterness: 30.4 IBU 17 - 35

Discussion

brewthis12

Well, the jury's out...

2009-03-23 11:38pm

After popping a bottle (early) I thought this beer was too big, flowery and flavorful. Let it sit for a couple months, and wow. My homebrewing friends said that I had to brew it again. Big props from the Seattle faithful. If they say it's good, well? I can't deny my friends...

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