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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

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Scottish Heavy Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Scottish Ale Heavy
22 L 3.73% 13.92 1.039 1.011
All Grain 7658
Wee Heavy
5 gal 8.67% 24.39 1.093 1.027
extract 3176
smoked scotch ale
12 gal 7.17% 25.92 1.079 1.025
All Grain 3128
old chub clone
5 gal 8.18% 50.3 1.083 1.021
BIAB 2936
Emergency Scottish Heavy
7 gal 2.92% 18.8 1.039 1.017
All Grain 2575
Corey's Wee Heavy
5 gal 8.37% 42.37 1.077 1.013
BIAB 2353
Wee Heavy
3 gal 10.79% 66.56 1.114 1.031
BIAB 2340
Inveralmond - Lia Fail
19 L 4.74% 25.56 1.048 1.012
All Grain 2235
Brew Dog San Diego Scotch Ale
3 gal 9.4% 104.76 1.094 1.022
BIAB 1901
Santa Paws
22 L 4.98% 40.48 1.048 1.010
All Grain 1511

Newest Scottish Heavy Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Whitney Scotch Ale
5 gal 5.63% 20.85 1.058 1.015
extract 13
Belhaven’s Best
3 gal 3.46% 18.89 1.035 1.008
BIAB 22
Scottish Heavy 80/-
5.5 gal 5.62% 18.68 1.057 1.014
BIAB 30
Scottish 70/-
5.5 gal 3.55% 19.52 1.038 1.011
All Grain 272
Freedom Fighter - All Grain
5.5 gal 7.47% 29.79 1.079 1.022
All Grain 64
Scottish Ale
27.5 L 7.29% 15.47 1.077 1.022
All Grain 56
Lara's Scottish Heavey
5.5 gal 7.44% 34.43 1.078 1.021
All Grain 53
Scottish Ale (Light)
20.8 L 3.82% 14.85 1.038 1.009
All Grain 69
Red Ale
5.5 gal 7.57% 22.2 1.076 1.018
Partial Mash 59
Andy142 Scottish Heavy ale
20 gal 9.97% 22.47 1.101 1.025
All Grain 61

Fermentables Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 119 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 74% 19% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 76 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 0% - 12%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 74 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 73% 8% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 70 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 46 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 139 5 54% 10% - 100%
Fuggles 94 4.5 48% 7% - 100%
Kent Goldings 47 5 61% 23% - 100%
Northern Brewer 31 7.8 68% 7% - 100%
Cascade 24 7 51% 16% - 100%
Goldings 22 4.5 59% 14% - 100%
Magnum 17 15 55% 10% - 100%
Nugget 15 14 62% 3% - 100%
Styrian Goldings 14 5.5 33% 0% - 100%
Perle 14 8.2 35% 19% - 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 64 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 59 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 42 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 13 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 66 Water Agt Mash 23% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 41 Water Agt Mash 23% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 39 Water Agt Boil 13% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 34 Fining Boil 71% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 29 Water Agt Mash 11% 0% - 44%
Whirlfloc 25 Fining Boil 63% 0% - 100%
Chalk 23 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 59%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 12 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 50%
Phosphoric acid 12 Water Agt Mash 63% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 12 Water Agt Mash 67% 0% - 100%

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