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Author:

Tres

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.138

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/4/2014 9:50 PM

Notes:

Author:

Spesme

Boil Size: 4.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 69

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/15/2014 7:47 PM

Notes: Formulations for scotch ales very, but they all start with a pale malt or pale extract base, generally making up about 70-80% of the grain bill. Crystal malt is used in both commercial and homebrewed recipes making up from 5-10% of the grain bill. Black or roast malt provide color and character in the 2% range, though most purists prefer roast malt over black malt.

Interestingly almost all commercial examples use either wheat malt or sugar in the 5-10% range, though sugar is rarely added to homebrewed versions. Other commonly added homebrew grains in small amounts include chocolate malt, cara pils for body, munich and amber malts though these are not commonly added to commercial browns. [Ref: Daniels]

There is no specific hops tied to the scotch style, though low alpha traditional English or Continental hops are considered most appropriate. Goldings, Williamette and Fuggles are often used commercially, though noble hops such as Hallertauer or Saaz can also be used. Bitterness and hop flavor should be kept to a minimum, so use just enough hops to balance the malt.

The selection of scotch yeast is not as important as the fermentation method. Scotch ales are fermented at much lower temperatures (50-60F) than traditional ales, and the fermentation can take several weeks to complete as a result. After fermentation the ale is cold aged to aid in clarity. This produces a very malty but clean beer profile. You also want to select a low attenuation yeast that can handle the lower temperatures.

Though Edinburgh is famous for its pale ales and hard water, high sulfate water is not a critical element in brewing scotch ale and in fact can be detrimental as it brings out the hop sharpness too much. I personally recommend a moderate neutral water profile low in sulfates that will support the malty base and not enhance the hops excessively.

Own notes: Soak oak chips in single malt scotch for a week, while in primary. Add to primary. Birthday gift: beer and scotch!

BIAB Procedure

Brew365 calculator.

Parameters:
Batch size 3.2 g
Trub loss 0.5 g
Mash thickness 1.5qts/lb
Grain temp 70 f
Wort shrinkage 4%
Grain absorption 0.13g/lb
Boil off 15%

1. Start with strike water of 8.82L (2.33G) @ 166.33F.
2. Put in 6.2 lbs of grains.
3. Sach Rest at 155F for 60 mins.
4. Assuming grain absorption of 0.13G/lb (0.806), should end up with 1.52G in brew kettle.
5. Prepare for dunk sparge by adding 11.43L (3.02G) to secondary brew kettle. Add grain bag for 15 minutes @ 170F. Squeeze.
6. Begin partial mash out in primary brew kettle for 15 minutes @ 170F.
7. Add sparge water to primary brew kettle. This should result in 4.5G of pre-boil wort.
8. Begin boil as usual

Mash started at 158, went down to 153 @ 30 mins. 151 @ 10 mins.

Didnt factor in partial mash with extract additions. Post-boil wort was 3.9 gallons - which estimates a 6.7% abv. Good enough.

Looks like efficiency was super low...maybe because of the partial mash? I shoulvde read about it beforehand.

Added 3 oz (6 Tbsp) of Johnny Walker Red and very fine oak chips. Keep sealed in fridge for 5-7 days. Put in Monday-Wednesday.

First taste on 10/26 - two weeks after bottling. App: Much darker then I expected - it is a deep reddish brown. Minimal head, might change with more time in bottles. Aroma: A very sharp and crisp malty aroma with notes of oak and lots of scotch. Taste: Kind of like a maltier, weaker scotch. Perfect. MF: Medium body, medium-low carbonation.

Second taste on 11/10 - four weeks after bottling. App: Dark brown with deep ruby highlights.. Minimal head. Aroma: Scotch still comes though. Slightly smoky with deep caramel. Taste: Full and sweet taste with hints of single malt scotch and caramel. No hop bitterness. MF: Medium-low carbonation. Medium viscosity. Overall: Wish it had greater head retention, but usually this style doesn't. Maybe add carapils next time. Quite delicious though, with a burst of flavour. Scotch isn't quite as strong as I suspected.

Description: This clean, malt-forward beer aged on scotch-soaked oak chips will leave you oddly refreshed. Dark brown in colour with deep ruby highlights, you will taste hints of single malt scotch and caramel with no hop bitterness. Brewed as an homage to my older brother's birthday and his affinity for scotch, the twenty-four bottles of this limited edition release will be gone quickly. 5.9% abv, 24 IBUs.

Author:

Canadian Steve

Boil Size: 34 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/25/2020 11:57 AM

Notes: This is a first attempt to clone Sapporo Premium Lager from Japan.

Basis of recipe:
1) This beer uses rice as a main ingredient. I'm using rice syrup.
2) Buckwheat is also an ingredient. (Alternatively, Sorgum)
3) To legally be a "Premium" beer in Japan, it must be brewed with at least 75% barley malt.

Using the calculator and my stardard equipment sizes, I put in 900g of rice syrup (2x 450g jars), 500g of buckwheat (1 bag), and then barley malt until it hit the 4.9% abv of a Sapporo. That comfortably came to 76% malt. (I don't know yet if the buckwheat and rice sugar are in the correct ratio. But I don't want to weight out sticky syrup. So two full jars.)

My kettle is an Arsegan Easybrew 50. Similar (identical) to many other imports (Brewmonk, Hopcat, ?). My fermenters hold 30L and this fits easily in the (actually 45L) kettle. So that determines my batch size. 30L of wort after the boil usually produces 4 cases of beer (ie. just under 28L after racking and bottling losses.)

W-34/70 yeast was chosen because of the very high attenuation (with light grains) and the fact that there's some in my fridge. Any good lager yeast will do, but the drier the better.

Sapporo invented the Sorachi Ace type of hops. They never sold a beer brewed with it. They prefer to use "American" hops according to what I've read. Estimates of the IBU of a Sapporo range from 18 to 22 IBU. So I'm using Simcoe hops (one of my favourites) and 20 IBU as the target. With such a dry beer, there should be a subtle bitter finish, but not too much. You might consider 15 IBU but I think 25 IBU would be too much.

Sapporo has no hops aroma when you drink it. Thus, no second drop for aroma hops. Only bittering.

The malt calculations started with only Pilsner malt. I added Vienna malt to bring a bit of colour and maltiness to the beer. These still keep the end result very dry. This is the least malt I have ever used in a 30L brew, so not sure what the result will be. With a total of 3.9kg I don't think it will be too malty. I normally use 7.5 to 8.5 kg for a 30L brew.

I will adjust the recipe and update the notes in the future.

Author:

Endre

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/31/2018 7:36 AM

Notes: Oxygenate wort to 12 ppm
Pitch at 17 deg c
Rise to 20 deg c over 12 hours
Ferment at 20 deg c
coldcrash and rack to keg
Fine with isinglass/gelatine optional
Carbonate to 1 vol Co2
Keep for 2 weeks at 3 deg C

Serve at 12 deg c through a beer engine with swan neck and sparkler. Serve in a clean pint glass.

Author:

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/8/2015 10:44 AM

Notes: Had to substitute the original American pale 2 row and American caramel/crystal 60L for Maris Otter Blend Pale Ale Base Malt & Caramunich Type 3 Malt Weyermann respectively. Not able to easily access the american style base malts. Some say european malts generally have more flavour anyway.
Plan is to start with 20lt of strike water for mash and do a small 4.5lt sparge to finish at 24.5lt pre boil volume.

Author:

Stellenbosch

Boil Size: 32 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 23 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/4/2015 2:21 PM

Notes: starter 60h. after addition of it to the wort it started fermentation after a few hours.
28L of wort, d = 1.051
FG = 1.009. Bottled straight from the fermenter after 14 days of primary and cold crash.

Author:

Ronan Murphy - VKNG Brau

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/19/2022 3:21 PM

Notes:

Author:

dkortyka

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/2/2012 2:00 AM

Notes: My first beer I designed all on my own over three years ago. Turned out not too bad. Kept a real nice head (didn't realize not to add so much wheat) with good body and a clean finish. Light hop aroma and not overly bitter. A repeatedly drinkable beer. Good for lawnmowing and thirstquenching.

Author:

Wolfeca

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/20/2018 5:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

Neptunez

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/24/2017 3:23 PM

Notes: Added Chaga at flameout.

Added maple syrup to one keg (7 oz per 5 gal). Reasoning was this thread:
http://discussions.probrewer.com/showthread.php?3722-Maple-Syrup

Soaked 0.5 oz coffee beans (Ethiopian Sidamo coarse grind) and 1.5 vanilla bean in vodka just enough to cover them, then added to the other 5 gal keg with oak chips.

Yeast harvested from Blonde Ale (6th gen Nottingham).

Author:

thunderwagn

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/11/2017 9:46 PM

Notes: yeast wlp001, wyeast 1056, s-05
og 1.052
fg 1.013
ibu 40
abv 5.1

Author:

bdr0679

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/22/2016 2:09 PM

Notes: *Burlington ale yeast wlp095, 2.5 l starter(start at 67, finish at 70)
*carafe III and acidulated malt are steeped in the boil
*kegged with 1 oz whole citra hops

*2nd Place - Pale Ale, scored 37 in St. Louis Holiday Homebrew Competition 2016

*1st Place - Pale Ale, score 37 in CASK

Author:

MikeBPD221

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.026

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: Turbinado Sugar

Priming Amount: 4.5 oz

Creation Date: 7/18/2016 3:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

Aggedor

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.091

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/10/2016 1:28 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 2.0

Primary Temp: 19.5 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/7/2016 12:22 PM

Notes:

Author:

BMagner

Boil Size: 2.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 48

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/1/2015 5:20 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 55 ° F

Priming Method: Keg

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/17/2015 8:37 PM

Notes:

Author:

BrewBeerd

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/27/2011 1:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ben's beers

Boil Size: 15 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 6.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/12/2015 11:34 AM

Notes: At bottling this tasted exactly like a classic English real ale - exactly what I was aiming for. The combination of Wyeast West Yorkshire yeast, Challenger hops, hard tap water with gypsum & CRS (see right), and a typical English recipe including 10% invert sugar has worked beautifully.

Mashing overnight in most of the liquor followed by very quick sparge in the morning gave 82% efficiency and a stronger beer than planned.

I used a whole 100g packet of Challenger hop pellets, adding most at 80 Celsius during the post-boil chill. All hop trub was tipped into the FV with the wort rather than being separated, as I would usually do. This has given the beer a very hoppy nose.

Hands down the best English style ale I've ever brewed and definitely one I will repeat.

Author:

AndyMcBrews

Boil Size: 7.74 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.35

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 11.21 psi

Creation Date: 4/19/2021 10:34 PM

Notes: 1600 ml. starter at 1.04

Ferment at 58 to 60 degrees with
Wyeast 2565,62 to 64 degrees with WLP 029
or 65 to 67 degrees with US-05

attenuation better than expected
finished at 1.011 about 5.3 ABV

carbonate 3 weeks at 68-70 degrees
cold condition 1 week in fridge
frothy head,nice lacing

tasty summer beer,easy drinking.
A great beer for the female in your life.

I`ve made this brew 7 times now,and it is a mainstay for my woman.I`ve used US-05
WLP 029 and WYEAST 2565 all with great
results.Used Williamette in place of
saaz and prefer it.Last batch came out
at 6.0 ABV with a modification to my fly sparge setup.Grain bill holds at 11 lbs.

Last batch was with WLP 029,I think Wyeast 2565 was the best of the 3 yeast types that I have used. (just me and swmbo`s thoughts).

Made batch #8 with US-05 on 4-19-13
used 4 Madagascar vanilla beans soaked
in vodka for a week and added to secondary
It added a bit more vanilla flavor.Nice addition for added flavor.Will make this
a regular step in future batches,recipe
has not changed but 2565 rules the brew.

I made batch #9 on 9-22-13.Used original recipe with wyeast 2565, by far the best.
Bottled on 11-1-2013.The only tweak was
adding 12 oz clover honey at flameout.The
Vanilla beans in secondary are the bomb.
Recipe will not change from here on out.
This batch started at 1.057 and finished at 1.01 - 5.51 ABV.It is exactly where I Want it. SWMBO and my friends love it.I like it alot too but I am more of a stout
porter guy.I hope you like it and have good luck with it if you try it. -enjoy-

12-8-2013 Vanilla flavor has mellowed
nicely,lacing last`s till the end of the glass.Very pleased with this batch.

Batch #10 1-23-2015 recipe has not changed
will be bottling in about a week or so.
This brew is our house brew all year,it`s
one for the ladies.Will be ready for St.
Paddy`s day.

batch #10 is long gone.Finally retired and will be moving to Florida in 2 weeks.I will update next batch when I brew in in the heat for the first time,Goodbye Chicago.I hope you enjoy the recipe.-Will be back to brewing soon.

-Cheers-