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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
glacier sterling Scottish ale
5.5 gal 5.7% 18.76 1.058 1.014
All Grain 7333
#56 Scottish export 80/-
30 L 5.4% 25.15 1.060 1.019
All Grain 3721
belhaven 80
10 L 4.26% 21.78 1.044 1.012
BIAB 2977
Stonecutter Scotch Ale
21 L 4.73% 29.99 1.053 1.017
All Grain 2731
Scottish Ale 80/- !!!
42 L 5.5% 24.96 1.051 1.009
All Grain 2573
#53 Caroli's Scottish Ale
40 L 4.13% 14.76 1.048 1.016
All Grain 2516
Fatboy Scottish Export/80
75 L 6.47% 3.98 1.062 1.013
All Grain 2217
SteinBrew
70 gal 5.06% 19.79 1.050 1.011
All Grain 1920
14C1. Scottish Export (80/-)
5.5 gal 4.82% 26.23 1.050 1.013
All Grain 1873
Maple Scotch Ale
5.75 gal 4.45% 24.44 1.053 1.020
All Grain 1809

Newest Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Scotish Malta crisp
50 L 4.8% 0 1.049 1.012
All Grain 20
Awesome Recipe
20.8 L 3.88% 0 1.039 1.010
All Grain 7
Awesome Recipe
20.8 L 3.78% 0 1.038 1.010
All Grain 6
Awesome Recipe
20.8 L 3.8% 0 1.039 1.010
All Grain 9
Smoky Scottish Export 2.0
11 gal 5.39% 22.04 1.058 1.017
All Grain 27
Scottish Export
26 L 4.83% 22.41 1.048 1.012
All Grain 46
Scotiish
30 L 5.69% 16.3 1.058 1.014
All Grain 29
Smoke scotish
18 L 5.33% 17.06 1.053 1.013
All Grain 32
LVBC Xmas 2023 Scot Export Ale
20 L 5.05% 28.84 1.046 1.008
All Grain 42
Scottish 80
5.5 gal 4.11% 27.48 1.042 1.011
BIAB 69

Fermentables Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 163 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 70% 4% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 87 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 1% - 13%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 86 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Roasted Barley 85 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 0% - 8%
US - Pale 2-Row 78 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 7% - 100%
American - Chocolate 77 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 7%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 71 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 70% 5% - 97%
Munich - Light 10L 61 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 13% 4% - 65%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 61 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 4% 0% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 57 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 7% 2% - 18%

Hops Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 208 5 55% 2% - 100%
Fuggles 126 4.5 51% 8% - 100%
Cascade 56 7 47% 4% - 100%
Kent Goldings 48 5 48% 5% - 100%
Magnum 44 15 51% 6% - 100%
Willamette 39 4.5 44% 5% - 100%
Nugget 25 14 48% 8% - 100%
Northern Brewer 22 7.8 57% 10% - 100%
Challenger 21 8.5 53% 13% - 100%
Goldings 19 4.5 46% 9% - 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%
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%
Special B 7 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 21% 12% - 38%
Peated Malt 6 Grain specialty malt 2.5°L
38 33% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 20% 4% - 43%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 5 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 37% 15% - 52%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 14% 5% - 29%
Aromatic Malt 4 Grain specialty malt 20°L
35 22% 12% - 33%
Smoked Malt 4 Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 19% 9% - 31%

Yeasts Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 137 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 124 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 74 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 70 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 25 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 23 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 15 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 72.5% 70°F 75°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 10 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST 9 Lallemand Ales Medium Low 70% 59°F 72°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 110 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 65 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 59 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 55 Fining Boil 56% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 49 Fining Boil 66% 0% - 100%
Chalk 34 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 59%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 33 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 55%
Phosphoric acid 28 Water Agt Sparge 60% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 27 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 60%
Lactic acid 26 Water Agt Mash 74% 0% - 100%

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