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Belhaven 80/- clone

175 calories 16.6 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Heavy
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 11.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.027 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Mike Hooper
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 175 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per .5L)
Created: Thursday October 29th 2026
1.038
1.008
3.9%
19.4
13.0
5.4
4.68
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.35 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise1.35 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 87%
120 g Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup120 g Golden Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) 40 1 7.7%
47 g Simpsons - Crystal Medium47 g Crystal Medium £ 2.52 / kg
£ 0.12 		33 65.01 3%
35 g Simpsons - Black Malt35 g Black Malt 34 700 2.3%
1,552 g / £ 0.12
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 0.07 / g
£ 0.65 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 90 min 16.54 66.7%
5 g East Kent Goldings5 g East Kent Goldings Hops £ 0.07 / g
£ 0.33 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 2.8 33.3%
15 g / £ 0.98
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.95 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.50 each Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - Fountainbridge
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 3.59 / each
£ 3.59
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18.3 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
£ 3.59 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 23.1 g       Temp: 16 °C       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.03 L Strike 73 °C 66 °C 60 min
12.2 L Fly Sparge 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 3.9
Mash volume with grains 4.9
Grain absorption losses -1.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L) 12.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 19.5 L) 14.3
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.1
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 L) 11.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.3 L) 11
Total: 16.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Based on

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1036592/belhaven-80-schilling-clone

Also had help from Ron Patterson via Mrs. Google:

https://share.google/aimode/6GqUuHkyjwNZVqmXX

Ron suggests fermenting at 14°C for 40 hours before dropping to 11°C until finished.

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  • Last Updated: 2026-11-06 16:15 UTC