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Brewers Best Scottish Ale

Method: BIAB
Style: Scottish Light
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 129 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 26th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.040

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

4.4%

IBU (tinseth):

27.1

SRM (morey):

21.6

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

0.39

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.30 lb	Briess - LME Sparkling Amber Liquid3.3 lb LME Sparkling Amber Liquid		35	10	50.4%
1 lb	Dry Malt Extract - Amber1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Amber		42	10	15.3%
4 oz	German - CaraMunich III4 oz CaraMunich III		34	57	3.8%
4 oz	American - German Smoked Malt4 oz German Smoked Malt		36.8	2	3.8%
4 oz	Proximity - Roasted Barley4 oz Roasted Barley		33	475	3.8%
4 oz	Briess - Organic Chocolate Malt4 oz Organic Chocolate Malt	$ 1.54 / lb $ 0.39	33.6	350	3.8%
4 oz	The Swaen - GoldSwaen Red4 oz GoldSwaen Red		35	19	3.8%
1 lb	Bairds - Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt 1 lb Maris Otter Finest Ale Malt		37.7	2.5	15.3%
104.80 oz / $ 0.39

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	7.3	Boil	40 min	24.03	50%
1 oz	Artisan - Fuggle (UK)1 oz Fuggle (UK) Hops	Pellet	4.1	Boil	5 min	3.07	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cluster (Pellet)	24.03	50%
1 oz	Artisan - Fuggle (UK) (Pellet)	3.07	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
22 qt		Infusion	157 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Mash	45 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc tablet	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
16 g	BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Apex - Apex - London

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	61 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	63 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	18	20	45	105	235
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Notes

Bashing a Brewers Best Scottish Ale kit. The grains are very old, so I thought I would augment them a bit with some new additions - 4 oz of Goldswaen Red Malt and 4 oz of Briess Chocolate. Then the Diastatic was low, so I added a pound of Maris Otter malt. I double crushed my grains. I tripled the mash time. Blacker than Midnight, Blacker than Pitch, Blacker than the foulest Witch...

I plan on getting some chocolate wheat malt. Many online sources claim more chocolate notes from chocolate wheat and none of the roasty additions that barley or rye bring. Maybe next time.

I'm gonna start the mash and let it go until I can boil later today. It'll shut off automagically after an hour.

The boil is simple. Crank it up to a boil, add the LME, boil 40 minutes. Add the DME - boil 5. Knockout. Chill, Transfer.

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Last Updated: 2025-11-26 19:54 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

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

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