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Scottish Ale - Scottish Export


A malt-focused, generally caramelly beer with perhaps a few esters and occasionally a butterscotch aftertaste. Hops only to balance and support the malt. The malt character can range from dry and grainy to rich, toasty, and caramelly, but is never roasty

Flavor Profile: Entirely malt-focused, with flavors ranging from pale, bready malt with caramel overtones to rich-toasty malt with roasted accents (but never roasty) or a combination thereof. Fruity esters are not required but add depth yet are never high. Hop bitterness

Ingredients: Originally used Scottish pale malt, grits or flaked maize, and brewers caramel for color. Later adapted to use additional ingredients, such as amber and brown malts, crystal and wheat malts, and roasted grains or dark sugars for color but not for the ‘roa

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Top 10 Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
#56 Scottish export 80/-
30 L 5.4% 25.15 1.060 1.019
All Grain 4281
belhaven 80
10 L 4.26% 21.78 1.044 1.012
BIAB 3587
Stonecutter Scotch Ale
21 L 4.73% 29.99 1.053 1.017
All Grain 3298
Scottish Ale
5.75 gal 6.08% 36.92 1.070 1.024
All Grain 3192
Fatboy Scottish Export/80
75 L 6.47% 3.98 1.062 1.013
All Grain 2998
#53 Caroli's Scottish Ale
40 L 4.13% 14.76 1.048 1.016
All Grain 2951
Scottish Ale 80/- !!!
42 L 5.5% 24.96 1.051 1.009
All Grain 2946
#24 Ninety Shilling
5.51 gal 6% 20.95 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2316
SteinBrew
70 gal 5.06% 19.79 1.050 1.011
All Grain 2280
Maple Scotch Ale
5.75 gal 4.45% 24.44 1.053 1.020
All Grain 2142

Newest Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Scottish Export 448
5.5 gal 4.61% 23.48 1.048 1.012
BIAB 220
Scottish 90 shilling
1 gal 6.46% 26.62 1.072 1.023
BIAB 6
Scottish Ale
5 L 5.13% 21.08 1.048 1.009
All Grain 51
Redencion
1100 L 5.45% 18.16 1.053 1.012
All Grain 57
Aye Laddy
5.5 gal 5.05% 25.59 1.051 1.013
All Grain 86
Scottish Aqueronte 3
110 L 5.7% 18.61 1.057 1.014
All Grain 104
Scotish Calvu
640 L 4.99% 0 1.050 1.012
All Grain 94
Scottish Steamin Broon
15 gal 5.26% 27.95 1.056 1.016
All Grain 133
Scottish 80/-
5.5 gal 4.84% 20.78 1.048 1.011
BIAB 119
Belhaven Black Imitation
19 L 4.2% 21.77 1.044 1.012
All Grain 267

Fermentables Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 175 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 70% 4% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 101 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 1% - 13%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 91 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Roasted Barley 89 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 1% - 8%
American - Chocolate 85 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 7%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 76 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 69% 5% - 97%
US - Pale 2-Row 75 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 7% - 100%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 65 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 3% 0% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 62 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 8% 2% - 50%
Munich - Light 10L 61 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 13% 4% - 65%

Hops Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 229 5 55% 2% - 100%
Fuggles 135 4.5 50% 8% - 100%
Cascade 58 7 47% 4% - 100%
Kent Goldings 54 5 50% 5% - 100%
Magnum 53 15 52% 6% - 100%
Willamette 42 4.5 46% 5% - 100%
Nugget 31 14 51% 8% - 100%
Challenger 27 8.5 52% 13% - 100%
Goldings 23 4.5 47% 9% - 100%
Northern Brewer 22 7.8 60% 10% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Caramel / Crystal 60L 10 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 52% 14% - 100%
Special B 7 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 21% 12% - 38%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 7 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 31% 13% - 89%
American - Chocolate 7 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 11% 3% - 25%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 6 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 35% 15% - 52%
Peated Malt 6 Grain specialty malt 2.5°L
38 33% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 14% 5% - 29%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 20% 4% - 43%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 4 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 19% 4% - 43%
American - Roasted Barley 4 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 17% 9% - 33%

Yeasts Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 155 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 140 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 81 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 81 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 26 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 26 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 18 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 72.5% 70°F 75°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST 12 Lallemand Ales Medium Low 70% 59°F 72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 12 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 130 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 79 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 76 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 62 Water Agt Mash 69% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 59 Fining Boil 56% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 40 Water Agt Sparge 17% 0% - 72%
Chalk 37 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 59%
Baking Soda 34 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 60%
Phosphoric acid 32 Water Agt Mash 57% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 31 Water Agt Mash 69% 0% - 100%

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