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Date: 15 Aug 2006 20:32:38
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Subject: Scotish ale question. (Using the last of my free extract)
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Ok, I haven't done a Scottish/Scotch ale since I restarted homebrewing
last year after a 10 year hiatus. I have made a bitter and a robust
porter with my windfall extract that I mentioned a few weeks ago, and
have about 9 lb of extract left. Not enough for a wee heavy, but I'm
looking to do a Scottish ale none the less.
I'm figuring on the 9lb of LME and 1 lb of 40L crystal simply since I
have it. Make 5 gal wort, reduce 1 gal to one quart in second pan,
return to main boil pot and top up to 6 gal and boil 1 hr with 1oz of
5.6 AA Kent Goldings. Looking at malty and caramely with a slight
bittering from the hops and no flavor or aroma. I may go with 3/4 oz.
I can't decide what may be over/under hopped for the style since I
haven't done it in god awful ever. I grabbed a couple of scotch ales
at the one decent liquor store around here just to refamiliarize myself
with them and had forgotten how pleasant they are even if they aren't
hopped out the yin/yang like most of my brews are. So, any
recomendations on the hopping? I have an oz of Northern Brewer and an
oz of Chinook if they would do better, but I have almost an lb of
Goldings, so I thought to use them.
Bryan
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Date: 15 Aug 2006 21:52:34
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Subject: Re: Scotish ale question. (Using the last of my free extract)
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Dick Adams wrote:
> <yournotauser@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Ok, I haven't done a Scottish/Scotch ale since I restarted homebrewing
> > last year after a 10 year hiatus. I have made a bitter and a robust
> > porter with my windfall extract that I mentioned a few weeks ago, and
> > have about 9 lb of extract left. Not enough for a wee heavy, but I'm
> > looking to do a Scottish ale none the less.
> > ...
>
> Make a smaller batch or get more LME!
>
> Whenever I brew, I think my father will taste this.
> So mever settle for less than the best.
>
> Dick
If I ever thought that I needed my fathers opinion to believe I made a
good beer I'd just put a slug in my brain. The best compliment I ever
got from my father concerning my beer was, "that's a bit much" refering
to a bitter. Not an ESB, not a Pale Ale, not an IPA, a fucking bitter.
His favorite beers were Bud Light, PBR, and Falstaff. He thought
Buckhorn was Good beer with a capital G. I love my father, but his
taste in beer sucked.
That said, there is no shame in an 80 shilling Scottish ale. I can get
more extract, or partial mash a few lb of pale malt, if a wee heavy is
what I truly wanted, but I think I can do well by a 70 or 80 shilling
brew.
I'm just a bit leery of the hopping since I haven't done one in about
11 years. Maybe 10, but I remember. I did about 4-5 back then and the
first 1-2 were learning experiences. I DON'T want to under hop since I
really don't like sweet beers, but I can't see an ISA (India Scotch
Ale) really being a winner either. Balance is everything for this
batch I think, and balance isn't my forte. Hops anyone?
Bryan
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 07:47:19
From: Ryan Case
Subject: Re: Scotish ale question. (Using the last of my free extract)
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Hops anyone?
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> Bryan
>
Yes please!
Ryan
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 04:13:34
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: Scotish ale question. (Using the last of my free extract)
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<yournotauser@gmail.com > wrote:
> Ok, I haven't done a Scottish/Scotch ale since I restarted homebrewing
> last year after a 10 year hiatus. I have made a bitter and a robust
> porter with my windfall extract that I mentioned a few weeks ago, and
> have about 9 lb of extract left. Not enough for a wee heavy, but I'm
> looking to do a Scottish ale none the less.
> ...
Make a smaller batch or get more LME!
Whenever I brew, I think my father will taste this.
So mever settle for less than the best.
Dick
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 10:17:45
From: Mark R
Subject: Re: Scotish ale question. (Using the last of my free extract)
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<yournotauser@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1155699158.720357.22840@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Ok, I haven't done a Scottish/Scotch ale since I restarted homebrewing
> last year after a 10 year hiatus. I have made a bitter and a robust
> porter with my windfall extract that I mentioned a few weeks ago, and
> have about 9 lb of extract left. Not enough for a wee heavy, but I'm
> looking to do a Scottish ale none the less.
>
> I'm figuring on the 9lb of LME and 1 lb of 40L crystal simply since I
> have it. Make 5 gal wort, reduce 1 gal to one quart in second pan,
> return to main boil pot and top up to 6 gal and boil 1 hr with 1oz of
> 5.6 AA Kent Goldings. Looking at malty and caramely with a slight
> bittering from the hops and no flavor or aroma. I may go with 3/4 oz.
> I can't decide what may be over/under hopped for the style since I
> haven't done it in god awful ever. I grabbed a couple of scotch ales
> at the one decent liquor store around here just to refamiliarize myself
> with them and had forgotten how pleasant they are even if they aren't
> hopped out the yin/yang like most of my brews are. So, any
> recomendations on the hopping? I have an oz of Northern Brewer and an
> oz of Chinook if they would do better, but I have almost an lb of
> Goldings, so I thought to use them.
I have a recipe that's fairly close to yours. I only use 2/3 oz of Target
and a 1/2 oz of Fuggles for both flavor and aroma additions. What you might
do is use 2/3 oz of the Kent for bittering and the other 1/3 oz at flame out
just to give the brew a very slight aroma for nose appeal.
Mark R
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