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Ate the Baby!

A Strong Scottish ale as they were meant to be. No peat in this sucker, just big rich malt derived from an extended 3 hour boil and a sneaky amount of alcohol (10.4%).

9-E Strong Scotch Ale
Author: Nick Ladd

Size: 5.52 gal
Efficiency: 68.0%
Attenuation: 72%

Original Gravity: 1.105
Terminal Gravity: 1.029
Color: 20.38
Alcohol: 10.05%
Bitterness: 30.0

Ingredients:
21 lb Golden Promise Malt
1 lb Torrified Wheat
1 lb Crystal 77
4 oz Crystal 45
4 oz Crystal 120
6 oz Pale Chocolate Malt
4 oz Special Roast Malt
34 g East Kent Goldings (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
20 g East Kent Goldings (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30 m
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
.75 tsp Wyeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 10 m
1.0 ea WYeast 1728 Scottish Ale™

Schedule:
00:03:00 Dough In - Liquor: 7.5 gal; Strike: 166.65 °F; Target: 154 °F
01:33:00 Saccharification Rest - Rest: 90 m; Final: 154.0 °F
01:43:00 Batch Sparge - Single Sparge: 3.5 gal sparge @ 212 °F, 10.0 m; Total Runoff: 8.38 gal

Notes:
- Use 2700 ml starter on stir plate
- Run-off first three gallons and reduce in side pot until a thickened syrup (1 gallon or so).  Add back to main kettle.
- After cooling wort, whirlpool, let settle 60 minutes, and drain off top.
- Aerate 1.5 minutes with pure O2.  Pitch yeast and swirl.

- Ferment primary 2 weeks.  Start at 58*F and ferment 60-62*.  Let rise to 72* before crashing.
- Store at lager temps 3-5 months

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