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Light Scottish ALE

Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Export
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30.13 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: N1Q
Calories: 190 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.4 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Thursday November 20th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.041

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.1%

IBU (tinseth):

17.3

SRM (morey):

20.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost lei

75.99

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 kg	Simpsons - Maris Otter pale3.5 kg Maris Otter pale	lei 12.80 / kg lei 44.80	38	2.4	82.4%
0.15 kg	Castle Malting - Chateau Cara Gold0.15 kg Chateau Cara Gold	lei 12.30 / kg lei 1.85	35.8	45	3.5%
0.15 kg	Belgian - Chocolate0.15 kg Chocolate - (late mash tun addition)	lei 13.73 / kg lei 2.06	30	340	3.5%
0.15 kg	Castle Malting - Château Biscuit0.15 kg Château Biscuit	lei 12.70 / kg lei 1.91	35	17	3.5%
0.15 kg	Castle Malting - Château Roasted Barley0.15 kg Château Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition)	lei 15.60 / kg lei 2.34	30	432	3.5%
0.15 kg	Flaked Oats0.15 kg Flaked Oats	lei 14.50 / kg lei 2.18	33	2.2	3.5%
4.25 kg / lei 55.12

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops	lei 0.22 / g lei 6.60	Pellet	5	Boil	45 min	17.33	100%
30 g / lei 6.60

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
30 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 30 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	lei 0.22 / g lei 6.60	17.33	100%
30 g / lei 6.60

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14.52 L	Mash in	Strike	37 °C	35 °C	--
	Protein rest	Steeping	35 °C	52 °C	20 min
	Beta amylaze	Steeping	52 °C	63 °C	30 min
	Alpha amylaze	Steeping	63 °C	73 °C	30 min
	Mash out	Steeping	73 °C	75 °C	10 min
15 L	Sparging	Sparge	75 °C	75 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 15 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.50 g	Irish Moss	lei 0.18 / g lei 0.27	Fining	Mash	10 min.
lei 0.27

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	lei 14.00 / each lei 14.00
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 118.9 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Add the Chocolate and roasted barley at the end of the mash, 5 minutes just before the sparge
Primary fermentation - 8 days at 20 °C
Cold Crash - 0 °C - 1 day
Carbonation - 2.1 CO2 - vol

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Last Updated: 2025-11-20 13:00 UTC

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Gallons

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Final Yield

	Cost lei	Cost %
Fermentables	lei
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	lei
Hops	lei
Yeast	lei
Other	lei
Cost Per Barrel	lei 0.00
Cost Per Pint	lei 0.00
Total Cost	lei 0.00

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