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Scottish Ale - Scottish Export


A malt-focused, generally caramelly beer with perhaps a few esters and occasionally a butterscotch aftertaste. Hops only to balance and support the malt. The malt character can range from dry and grainy to rich, toasty, and caramelly, but is never roasty

Flavor Profile: Entirely malt-focused, with flavors ranging from pale, bready malt with caramel overtones to rich-toasty malt with roasted accents (but never roasty) or a combination thereof. Fruity esters are not required but add depth yet are never high. Hop bitterness

Ingredients: Originally used Scottish pale malt, grits or flaked maize, and brewers caramel for color. Later adapted to use additional ingredients, such as amber and brown malts, crystal and wheat malts, and roasted grains or dark sugars for color but not for the ‘roa

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Top 10 Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
#56 Scottish export 80/-
30 L 5.4% 25.15 1.060 1.019
All Grain 4010
belhaven 80
10 L 4.26% 21.78 1.044 1.012
BIAB 3335
Stonecutter Scotch Ale
21 L 4.73% 29.99 1.053 1.017
All Grain 3028
Scottish Ale 80/- !!!
42 L 5.5% 24.96 1.051 1.009
All Grain 2780
#53 Caroli's Scottish Ale
40 L 4.13% 14.76 1.048 1.016
All Grain 2719
Fatboy Scottish Export/80
75 L 6.47% 3.98 1.062 1.013
All Grain 2642
SteinBrew
70 gal 5.06% 19.79 1.050 1.011
All Grain 2115
#24 Ninety Shilling
5.51 gal 6% 20.95 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2046
Maple Scotch Ale
5.75 gal 4.45% 24.44 1.053 1.020
All Grain 1972
SchuBrew Scottish
5.5 gal 5.33% 29.28 1.054 1.014
BIAB 1568

Newest Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
80 Shilling
12 gal 4.87% 28.28 1.051 1.014
All Grain 18
Awesome Recipe
217 gal 5.8% 0 1.059 1.015
All Grain 23
Valkiria 900
1000 L 4.62% 0 1.049 1.014
All Grain 45
Awesome Recipe
24 L 5.83% 19.59 1.060 1.015
All Grain 34
Long Way To The Top
5 gal 5.81% 25.59 1.059 1.015
All Grain 51
Scottish Export
5.5 gal 9.27% 16.04 1.101 1.030
All Grain 47
Scottish Export
44 L 4.99% 29.66 1.053 1.015
All Grain 57
Poffafeesh Export
10 L 5.2% 26.66 1.053 1.013
All Grain 59
スコッチエール
250 L 5.28% 10.91 1.054 1.013
All Grain 55
Scottish - 08/10/2024
140 L 4.58% 10.71 1.046 1.011
All Grain 62

Fermentables Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 168 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 70% 4% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 91 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 1% - 13%
American - Roasted Barley 87 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 1% - 8%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 85 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Chocolate 80 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 7%
US - Pale 2-Row 76 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 7% - 100%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 74 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 69% 5% - 97%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 64 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 3% 0% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 59 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 13% 4% - 65%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 58 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 7% 2% - 18%

Hops Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 212 5 55% 2% - 100%
Fuggles 127 4.5 50% 8% - 100%
Cascade 57 7 47% 4% - 100%
Kent Goldings 51 5 49% 5% - 100%
Magnum 48 15 52% 6% - 100%
Willamette 41 4.5 44% 5% - 100%
Nugget 32 14 50% 8% - 100%
Challenger 24 8.5 53% 13% - 100%
Northern Brewer 22 7.8 57% 10% - 100%
Goldings 19 4.5 46% 9% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Caramel / Crystal 60L 10 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 52% 14% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 7 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 31% 13% - 89%
American - Chocolate 7 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 11% 3% - 25%
Special B 7 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 21% 12% - 38%
Peated Malt 6 Grain specialty malt 2.5°L
38 33% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 20% 4% - 43%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 5 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 37% 15% - 52%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 14% 5% - 29%
Aromatic Malt 4 Grain specialty malt 20°L
35 22% 12% - 33%
Smoked Malt 4 Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 19% 9% - 31%

Yeasts Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 140 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 137 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 80 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 74 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 26 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 23 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 17 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 72.5% 70°F 75°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 11 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST 10 Lallemand Ales Medium Low 70% 59°F 72°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 119 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 69 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 65 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 57 Fining Mash 54% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 53 Fining Boil 67% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 36 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 55%
Chalk 36 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 59%
Baking Soda 30 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 60%
Phosphoric acid 29 Water Agt Sparge 58% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 28 Water Agt Mash 74% 0% - 100%

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