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Scottish Ale - Scottish Export


A malt-focused, generally caramelly beer with perhaps a few esters and occasionally a butterscotch aftertaste. Hops only to balance and support the malt. The malt character can range from dry and grainy to rich, toasty, and caramelly, but is never roasty

Flavor Profile: Entirely malt-focused, with flavors ranging from pale, bready malt with caramel overtones to rich-toasty malt with roasted accents (but never roasty) or a combination thereof. Fruity esters are not required but add depth yet are never high. Hop bitterness

Ingredients: Originally used Scottish pale malt, grits or flaked maize, and brewers caramel for color. Later adapted to use additional ingredients, such as amber and brown malts, crystal and wheat malts, and roasted grains or dark sugars for color but not for the ‘roa

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
#56 Scottish export 80/-
30 L 5.4% 25.15 1.060 1.019
All Grain 3778
belhaven 80
10 L 4.26% 21.78 1.044 1.012
BIAB 3032
Stonecutter Scotch Ale
21 L 4.73% 29.99 1.053 1.017
All Grain 2797
Scottish Ale 80/- !!!
42 L 5.5% 24.96 1.051 1.009
All Grain 2617
#53 Caroli's Scottish Ale
40 L 4.13% 14.76 1.048 1.016
All Grain 2553
Fatboy Scottish Export/80
75 L 6.47% 3.98 1.062 1.013
All Grain 2295
SteinBrew
70 gal 5.06% 19.79 1.050 1.011
All Grain 1954
14C1. Scottish Export (80/-)
5.5 gal 4.82% 26.23 1.050 1.013
All Grain 1929
#24 Ninety Shilling
5.51 gal 6% 20.95 1.060 1.015
All Grain 1863
Maple Scotch Ale
5.75 gal 4.45% 24.44 1.053 1.020
All Grain 1845

Newest Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
scottish 8
47 L 5.11% 18.94 1.048 1.009
All Grain 9
Beautiful Bay
3.5 gal 4.55% 30.01 1.046 1.011
BIAB 23
Scottish Export 80
5.5 gal 4.44% 26.55 1.042 1.008
BIAB 46
SCOTTISCH EXPORT
100 L 4.91% 20.37 1.050 1.012
All Grain 47
Scotish Malta crisp
50 L 4.8% 19.33 1.049 1.012
All Grain 73
Awesome Recipe
20.8 L 3.88% 0 1.039 1.010
All Grain 42
Awesome Recipe
20.8 L 3.78% 0 1.038 1.010
All Grain 40
Awesome Recipe
20.8 L 3.8% 0 1.039 1.010
All Grain 46
Smoky Scottish Export 2.0
11 gal 5.39% 22.04 1.058 1.017
All Grain 64
Scottish Export
26 L 4.83% 22.41 1.048 1.012
All Grain 88

Fermentables Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 164 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 70% 4% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 88 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 1% - 13%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 86 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Roasted Barley 85 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 0% - 8%
American - Chocolate 78 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 7%
US - Pale 2-Row 78 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 7% - 100%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 71 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 70% 5% - 97%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 62 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 3% 0% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 61 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 13% 4% - 65%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 57 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 7% 2% - 18%

Hops Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 210 5 55% 2% - 100%
Fuggles 126 4.5 51% 8% - 100%
Cascade 57 7 47% 4% - 100%
Kent Goldings 48 5 48% 5% - 100%
Magnum 45 15 50% 6% - 100%
Willamette 40 4.5 44% 5% - 100%
Nugget 25 14 48% 8% - 100%
Northern Brewer 22 7.8 57% 10% - 100%
Challenger 21 8.5 53% 13% - 100%
Goldings 19 4.5 46% 9% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Caramel / Crystal 60L 10 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 52% 14% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 7 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 31% 13% - 89%
American - Chocolate 7 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 11% 3% - 25%
Special B 7 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 21% 12% - 38%
Peated Malt 6 Grain specialty malt 2.5°L
38 33% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 20% 4% - 43%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 5 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 37% 15% - 52%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 14% 5% - 29%
Aromatic Malt 4 Grain specialty malt 20°L
35 22% 12% - 33%
Smoked Malt 4 Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 19% 9% - 31%

Yeasts Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 137 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 130 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 74 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 71 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 25 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 23 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 15 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 72.5% 70°F 75°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 10 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST 9 Lallemand Ales Medium Low 70% 59°F 72°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 113 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 67 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 60 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 56 Fining Boil 55% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 50 Fining Boil 67% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 34 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 55%
Chalk 34 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 59%
Phosphoric acid 29 Water Agt Mash 59% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 27 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 60%
Lactic acid 26 Water Agt Mash 74% 0% - 100%

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