So I’ve decided to brew an English Barleywine recipe I got from a fellow brewer I met in the strangest place.(I met him on business in California at a tech conference.) Well he’s using the Scottish Ale yeast strain sold as 1748 from Wyeast so I need a massive starter. Why waste all that DME? I’m brewing this nice Scottish beer except I’m using German Pilsner malt. Pilsner malt has been my secret weapon for brewing nice beers lately. I won 2nd in Dixie Cup with a pilsner pale ale.
Brew day went great for this Scottish Ale. OG ended up high at 1.054. I changed my lautering procedure which appears to have raised efficiency.
Update 12/6/2014
This beer came out great tasting and just nice to drink. Hopefully it does well in competitions. I’ll have to pick up a Scottish 80 (Belhaven I guess) to see how it compares. Marked with green dots for my marking system.
green full size dots.
Update 7/5/2015
Too roasty. Hopefully fades to be something that does well in competition.
Recipe Details
| Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
| 5.5 gal |
60 min |
27.5 IBUs |
17.2 SRM |
1.046 SG |
1.011 SG |
4.5 % |
Style Details
| Name |
Cat. |
OG Range |
FG Range |
IBU |
SRM |
Carb |
ABV |
| Scottish Export 80/- |
9 C |
1.04 - 1.054 |
1.01 - 1.016 |
15 - 30 |
9 - 17 |
1.5 - 2.3 |
3.9 - 5 % |
Fermentables
| Name |
Amount |
% |
| Pilsner (2 Row) Ger |
8 lbs |
71.11 |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L |
1 lbs |
8.89 |
| Munich Malt - 20L |
1 lbs |
8.89 |
| Special Roast |
1 lbs |
8.89 |
| Roasted Barley |
0.15 lbs |
1.33 |
| Pale Chocolate Malt |
0.1 lbs |
0.89 |
Hops
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
| Goldings, East Kent |
1.5 oz |
60 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
5 |
| Goldings, East Kent |
0.5 oz |
5 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
5 |
Miscs
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Type |
| Lactic Acid |
12.00 ml |
60 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Calcium Chloride |
10.00 g |
60 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) |
5.00 g |
60 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
Yeast
| Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
| Scottish Ale (1728) |
Wyeast Labs |
71% |
55°F - 75°F |
