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Scottish Spiced Ale

Brewer: Kathryn and Larry Moss Email: uniqueart@nwinfo.net
Beer: Scottish Spiced Ale Style: -
Type: All grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
37 HCU (~18 SRM)
Bitterness: 26 IBU
OG: 1.062 FG: 1.016
Alcohol: 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water: Moxee, WA city deep well water (~pH 7.7, 100ppm Ca). Acidify 5.6 gal
sparge water to <6.8 with lactic acid.
Grain: 8 lb. British pale (Maris Otter)
1 lb. German Munich
12 oz. American crystal 56L
4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
4 oz. Karafa (chocolate malt 400L)
4 oz. Flaked barley
2 oz. Belgian Special B (112L)
Mash: 80% efficiency
Single step infusion at 153 degrees F with 3.5 gal untreated
water for 60 minutes.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.057 5.5 gallons
Add 1/4 tsp Irish Moss at 15 minutes to end of boil.
Hops: 1 oz. Willamette (4.5% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Willamette (4.5% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast British Ale #1098. Make 1/2 gal starter in 1 gal jug with airlock. Boil some hops, 1 cup dried malt extract, and 3/4 gal water (boils down to 1/2 gal). Strain and cool. Add bulged contents of yeast packet.
Log: Ferment at 65 degrees F. Decant to secondary after 7 days and add "spice tea" to secondary. For "spice tea": in 1 quart water simmer for 10 minutes, 1 ounce grated ginger, 2 broken cinnamon sticks (~3-in each), zest of 2 orange, 1 tsp crushed cardamom, 4 whole cloves; at end of simmer add dash nutmeg, zest of 2 oranges, 1 ounce grated ginger, 2 broken cinnamon sticks. Ferment 12 days at 65F.
Carbonation: Prime with 3/4 c corn sugar and bottle.

Recipe posted 07/21/97.