
Yield: 5.5 gallons (21 L)
Scottish Ales are always fun to brew—maybe it's their bold malty flavor, sweet finish, or possibly just the funny Scottish names that brewers come up with for these beers. Whatever it may be, Jamil Zainasheff has given us a winning recipe that will have you speaking like Sean Connery in no time. Recipe located in Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew by Jamil Zainasheff and John Palmer. (Pages 131-132)
Yield: 5.5 gallons (21 L)
Scottish Ales are always fun to brew—maybe it's their bold malty flavor, sweet finish, or possibly just the funny Scottish names that brewers come up with for these beers. Whatever it may be, Jamil Zainasheff has given us a winning recipe that will have you speaking like Sean Connery in no time. Recipe located in Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew by Jamil Zainasheff and John Palmer. (Pages 131-132)
Ingredients:
- 14.5 lb (6.57 kg) English Pale Ale LME (3.5 °L)
- 0.25 lb (113 g) Munich Liquid Malt Extract (9 °L)
- 1.0 lb (0.45 kg) Medium Crystal Malt (40 °L)
- 0.5 lb (227 g) Honey Malt (18 °L)
- 0.25 lb (113 g) Extra Dark Crystal Malt (120 °L)
- 0.25 lb (113 g) Pale Chocolate Malt (200 °L)
- 1.6 oz (45 g) Kent Goldings, 5% Alpha Acid (60 min)
- 0.5 oz (14 g) Kent Goldings, 5% Alpha Acid (10 min)
- 4 yeast packets or appropriate starter* WLP028 Edinburgh Ale, Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale, or Fermentis Safale US-05
Specifications:
Original Gravity: 1.099
Final Gravity: 1.026
ABV: 9.70%
IBU: 28
SRM: 16
Directions:
All-Grain Option
Replace the English Pale ale extract with 20 lbs. (9.07kg) British Pale ale malt. Replace the Munich extract with 0.5 lbs. (227g) Munich Malt. Mash at 154°F (68°C).

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