Scotch Brown Ale

This was actually my first attempt at all grain brewing.

Brewer:	Matt Miller		Email:	-
Beer:	Scotch Brown Ale		Style:	English Brown
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	288 HCU		Bitterness:	48 IBU
OG:	1.045		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w)
Water:	I used basic bottled water from Lowes, in 3 gallon jugs.
Grain:	5 lb. British brown 4 lb. British crystal 135-165L 1 lb. British chocolate
Mash:	50% efficiency
	65 Minute Mash. Added 160° water, and it read 145° after the mash. Sparged with 170° water.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.057	4 gallons
	1 lb. Brown sugar 8 oz. Corn sugar
	I added about 4 ounces of Drambuie at 30 minutes and I used a Tsp of Irish Moss at 15 minutes.
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast labs scottish ale
Carbonation:	2.3 volumes	Dried Malt Extract: 6.79 oz. for 5 gallons @ 70°F
	I used a dark dry malt extract to prime the beer for bottling. I let it bottle condition for a month before throwing it in the fridge.
Tasting:	The beer is richly flavored and has a heavy mouthfeel. A good beer, with a roasted taste and a malty finish, and just a hint of the scotch flavor from the drambuie. It not a beer for beginners... its better than many brews I have paid for in the past. I would try to add some oak chips soaked in scotch to the secondary fermentation next time, as the flavor wasnt as complex as I had hoped. And, I would hope to improve my mash efficiency in the future.

Recipe posted 11/30/06.