Scottish Ale - Scottish Heavy

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 Heavy Recipes

Title	Size	ABV	IBU	OG	FG	Color	Method	Views
Scottish Ale Heavy	22 L	3.73%	17.21	1.039	1.011		All Grain	7762
Wee Heavy	5 gal	8.67%	24.39	1.093	1.027		extract	3203
smoked scotch ale	12 gal	7.17%	25.92	1.079	1.025		All Grain	3166
old chub clone	5 gal	8.18%	50.3	1.083	1.021		BIAB	2978
Emergency Scottish Heavy	7 gal	2.92%	18.8	1.039	1.017		All Grain	2607
Corey's Wee Heavy	5 gal	8.37%	42.37	1.077	1.013		BIAB	2391
Wee Heavy	3 gal	10.79%	66.56	1.114	1.031		BIAB	2362
Inveralmond - Lia Fail	19 L	4.74%	25.56	1.048	1.012		All Grain	2280
Brew Dog San Diego Scotch Ale	3 gal	9.4%	104.76	1.094	1.022		BIAB	1919
Santa Paws	22 L	4.98%	40.48	1.048	1.010		All Grain	1532

Newest Scottish Heavy Recipes

Title	Size	ABV	IBU	OG	FG	Color	Method	Views
Scotch Ale	19 L	5.99%	10.9	1.061	1.015		All Grain	25
Scottish Heavy Sálem	20 L	3.73%	16.69	1.038	1.010		All Grain	22
14B_ScottishHeavy_SCGB_2Q2024	6 gal	4.34%	0	1.042	1.009		Partial Mash	29
How's it goin? What we sayin? What we doin?	23 L	7.47%	4.29	1.079	1.022		All Grain	41
Aries Red	5.5 gal	4.74%	11.5	1.050	1.014		All Grain	26
Deeez Nuuuts is Wee Heavy	5.75 gal	9.47%	22.17	1.099	1.027		BIAB	55
Whitney Scotch Ale	5 gal	5.63%	20.85	1.058	1.015		extract	47
Josh’s Edinburgh Best	4 gal	3.78%	20.07	1.038	1.009		BIAB	72
Scottish Heavy 80/-	5.5 gal	5.62%	18.68	1.057	1.014		BIAB	53
Scottish 70/-	5.5 gal	3.55%	19.52	1.038	1.011		All Grain	323

Fermentables Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Country	Category	Type	Color	PPG	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale	120	United Kingdom	Grain	base malt	3.75°L	38	74%	19% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley	77	American	Grain	roasted malt	300°L	33	2%	0% - 12%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise	75	United Kingdom	Grain	base malt	3°L	37	73%	8% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L	71	American	Grain	crystal malt	120°L	33	5%	0% - 18%
US - Pale 2-Row	64	US	Grain	base malt	1.8°L	37	74%	11% - 100%
Special B	57		Grain	crystal malt	115°L	34	3%	1% - 8%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley	55	United Kingdom	Grain	roasted malt	550°L	29	2%	0% - 16%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L	54	American	Grain	crystal malt	40°L	34	8%	1% - 33%
Caramel / Crystal 60L	49		Grain	crystal malt	60°L	34	8%	2% - 24%
American - Chocolate	47	American	Grain	roasted malt	350°L	29	2%	0% - 12%

Hops Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Average AA	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
East Kent Goldings	143	5	54%	10% - 100%
Fuggles	98	4.5	47%	7% - 100%
Kent Goldings	47	5	61%	23% - 100%
Northern Brewer	31	7.8	68%	7% - 100%
Cascade	25	7	50%	16% - 100%
Goldings	22	4.5	59%	14% - 100%
Magnum	18	15	53%	10% - 100%
Perle	15	8.2	35%	19% - 100%
Nugget	15	14	62%	3% - 100%
Styrian Goldings	14	5.5	33%	0% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Country	Category	Type	Color	PPG	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
American - Roasted Barley	11	American	Grain	roasted malt	300°L	33	19%	7% - 59%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L	7	American	Grain	crystal malt	40°L	34	43%	22% - 89%
American - Chocolate	7	American	Grain	roasted malt	350°L	29	25%	11% - 32%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	6	American	Grain	crystal malt	1.8°L	33	33%	7% - 75%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L	4	American	Grain	crystal malt	120°L	33	16%	12% - 23%
Caramel / Crystal 60L	4		Grain	crystal malt	60°L	34	32%	24% - 45%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley	4	United Kingdom	Grain	roasted malt	550°L	29	21%	8% - 50%
American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted	4	American	Grain	base malt	30°L	33	70%	37% - 100%
Smoked Malt	4		Grain	smoked malt	5°L	37	21%	7% - 31%
American - Black Barley	3	American	Grain	roasted malt	530°L	27	11%	5% - 19%

Yeasts Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Laboratory	Type	Alcohol Tolerance	Flocculation	Attenuation	Min. Temp	Max. Temp
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728	89	Wyeast	Ale	0.12	High	71%	55°F	75°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04	65	Fermentis / Safale	Ale	.0975	High	75%	54°F	77°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028	61	White Labs	Ale	Med-High	Medium	72.5%	65°F	70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05	43	Fermentis / Safale	Ales	Low	Medium	81%	54°F	77°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan	14	Imperial Yeast	Ale		Medium	72.5%	65°F	70°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast	12	Danstar	Ale	Med-High	High	77%	57°F	70°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001	11	White Labs	Ale	High	Medium	76.5%	68°F	73°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084	11	Wyeast	Ale	0.1	Medium	73%	62°F	72°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056	8	Wyeast	Ale	0.1	Med-Low	75%	60°F	72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015	7	Omega Yeast Labs	British Ales	0.1	Medium	75%	65°F	70°F

Other Ingredients Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name	Recipes	Type	Use	Avg. Usage	Usage Range
Gypsum	70	Water Agt	Mash	23%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	44	Water Agt	Mash	23%	0% - 100%
Epsom Salt	41	Water Agt	Mash	13%	0% - 100%
Irish Moss	36	Fining	Boil	70%	0% - 100%
Baking Soda	29	Water Agt	Mash	11%	0% - 44%
Chalk	25	Water Agt	Mash	14%	0% - 59%
Whirlfloc	25	Fining	Boil	63%	0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	13	Water Agt	Mash	15%	0% - 50%
Phosphoric acid	13	Water Agt	Mash	64%	0% - 100%
Lactic acid	13	Water Agt	Mash	69%	0% - 100%

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