Just before rousing the yeast. ..I put a few drops on the refractor and got a reading of about 9.9 BRIX. I used a Northern Brewer's refractor calculator. .. this put my gravity at about 1.039... this is no where near close to done. I'll take another reading in a few days.

I'll take some readings tonight and do the necessary calculations...

Exactly! EVERYTIME I have used S04 it goes nuts, even with lower OG beers. I'll kick it up later this week, thanks for the advice!

Looks like I'm going to have to change the name... Kilty Pleasure is already taken by Philadelphia Brewing Co. Bummer...

Cheers boys... I was wondering if any item in the grain bill would have caused the yeast to behave differently? Some of these I've not used in the past with S-04.

I brewed a Scottish Ale (roughly 80/+) this weekend. I got good numbers with my original gravity sitting at 1.049. I cooled my wort down to a cool mid-70s F, transferred to carboy (sanitized) and pitched Safale-04. I have used this yeast many times and every time it has been the most "violent"...

Strong Scotch Ale All-Grain Recipe Kit -- cheers!