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Light Scottish ALE

Method: All Grain
Style: Scottish Export
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24.2 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: N1Q
Calories: 211 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 24.6 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Thursday November 20th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

4.1%

IBU (tinseth):

18.1

SRM (morey):

21.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost lei

75.58

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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	81.4%
0.16 kg	Castle Malting - Chateau Cara Gold0.16 kg Chateau Cara Gold	lei 12.30 / kg lei 1.97	35.8	45	3.7%
0.16 kg	Belgian - Chocolate0.16 kg Chocolate - (late mash tun addition)	lei 13.73 / kg lei 2.20	30	340	3.7%
0.16 kg	Castle Malting - Château Biscuit0.16 kg Château Biscuit	lei 12.70 / kg lei 2.03	35	17	3.7%
0.16 kg	Castle Malting - Château Roasted Barley0.16 kg Château Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition)	lei 15.60 / kg lei 2.50	30	432	3.7%
0.16 kg	Flaked Oats0.16 kg Flaked Oats	lei 14.50 / kg lei 2.32	33	2.2	3.7%
4.30 kg / lei 55.81

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
25 g	East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops	lei 0.22 / g lei 5.50	Pellet	6.5	Boil	45 min	18.11	100%
25 g / lei 5.50

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
25 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 25 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	lei 0.22 / g lei 5.50	18.11	100%
25 g / lei 5.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
16.56 L	Mash in	Strike	55 °C	52 °C	--
	Protein rest	Steeping	52 °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
13.5 L	Sparging	Sparge	75 °C	75 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.50 g	Irish Moss	lei 0.18 / g lei 0.27	Fining	Boil	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 (custom):	68%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	18 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 135 B cells required

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Priming

Method: demarara Amount: 117.4 g Temp: 19 °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 - 7 days at 19°C
Diacetyl rest 3 days at 22°C
Cold Crash - 0 °C - 1 day
Carbonation - 2.1 CO2 - vol

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Last Updated: 2026-01-14 13:11 UTC

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Gallons

Cost by

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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