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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 4626
belhaven 80
10 L 4.26% 21.78 1.044 1.012
BIAB 4110
Stonecutter Scotch Ale
21 L 4.73% 29.99 1.053 1.017
All Grain 3657
Fatboy Scottish Export/80
75 L 6.47% 3.98 1.062 1.013
All Grain 3374
#53 Caroli's Scottish Ale
40 L 4.13% 14.76 1.048 1.016
All Grain 3249
Scottish Ale 80/- !!!
42 L 5.5% 24.96 1.051 1.009
All Grain 3178
#24 Ninety Shilling
5.51 gal 6% 20.95 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2600
SteinBrew
70 gal 5.06% 19.79 1.050 1.011
All Grain 2598
Maple Scotch Ale
5.75 gal 4.45% 24.44 1.053 1.020
All Grain 2414
Belhaven Scottish Ale clone
5.75 gal 6.14% 24.44 1.063 1.016
All Grain 2144

Newest Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
scottish braggot
3.5 gal 7.59% 24.07 1.069 1.014
All Grain 58
Highland Fine Scottish Ale
11.5 gal 5% 22.84 1.051 1.014
All Grain 55
Auld Harry
19 L 4.49% 23.38 1.047 1.013
All Grain 67
RBB
3.5 gal 5.28% 42.21 1.054 1.013
extract 89
Macallan clone scotch wiskey clone
5 gal 7.34% 0 1.073 1.017
All Grain 85
Wee Dancer clone
29 L 5.05% 23.36 1.050 1.012
BIAB 75
Ipa 200
200 L 5.06% 16.76 1.051 1.013
All Grain 112
red ale
5 L 4.64% 10.24 1.047 1.012
All Grain 79
Scottish DC
80 L 5.27% 13.02 1.053 1.013
All Grain 130
Ruta 80/-
45 L 5.46% 25.42 1.055 1.014
All Grain 162

Fermentables Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 176 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 71% 4% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 100 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 1% - 13%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 95 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Roasted Barley 91 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 1% - 8%
American - Chocolate 89 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 7%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 78 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 69% 5% - 97%
US - Pale 2-Row 76 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 241 5 55% 2% - 100%
Fuggles 141 4.5 50% 8% - 100%
Cascade 59 7 48% 4% - 100%
Magnum 54 15 52% 6% - 100%
Kent Goldings 53 5 49% 5% - 100%
Willamette 43 4.5 46% 5% - 100%
Nugget 30 14 53% 8% - 100%
Challenger 30 8.5 52% 13% - 100%
Goldings 23 4.5 47% 9% - 100%
Northern Brewer 22 7.8 61% 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 34% 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-04 165 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 139 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 84 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 82 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 27 Danstar Ales High High 77% 50°F 77°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
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 14 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST 12 Lallemand Ales Medium Low 70% 59°F 72°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 9 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 135 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 81 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 80 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 64 Water Agt Mash 68% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 63 Fining Boil 58% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 41 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 55%
Chalk 39 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 59%
Baking Soda 35 Water Agt Mash 7% 0% - 60%
Phosphoric acid 34 Water Agt Mash 56% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 34 Water Agt Mash 67% 0% - 100%

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