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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 4495
belhaven 80
10 L 4.26% 21.78 1.044 1.012
BIAB 3910
Stonecutter Scotch Ale
21 L 4.73% 29.99 1.053 1.017
All Grain 3505
Fatboy Scottish Export/80
75 L 6.47% 3.98 1.062 1.013
All Grain 3216
#53 Caroli's Scottish Ale
40 L 4.13% 14.76 1.048 1.016
All Grain 3123
Scottish Ale 80/- !!!
42 L 5.5% 24.96 1.051 1.009
All Grain 3076
#24 Ninety Shilling
5.51 gal 6% 20.95 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2515
SteinBrew
70 gal 5.06% 19.79 1.050 1.011
All Grain 2428
Maple Scotch Ale
5.75 gal 4.45% 24.44 1.053 1.020
All Grain 2297
Belhaven Scottish Ale clone
5.75 gal 6.14% 24.44 1.063 1.016
All Grain 2001

Newest Scottish Export Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Ruta 80/-
45 L 5.46% 25.42 1.055 1.014
All Grain 10
Scottish Export Ale
21 L 4.17% 19.59 1.042 1.011
All Grain 42
The Nelson Incident
21 L 5.38% 18.81 1.051 1.010
All Grain 27
English Brown Ale
6 gal 4.29% 23.14 1.046 1.013
All Grain 38
Bluey McTooth
20 L 4.93% 23.69 1.051 1.014
All Grain 73
Smokey Scotch Ale
5.5 gal 5.44% 18.98 1.052 1.011
All Grain 55
scottish
60 L 4.7% 16.04 1.048 1.012
All Grain 57
Belhaven 80 Shilling klōn
6 gal 3.93% 22.74 1.039 1.009
All Grain 69
Scottish
80 L 4.82% 15.35 1.048 1.012
All Grain 74
Scottish Export Ale
5.5 gal 4.64% 18.64 1.047 1.012
All Grain 126

Fermentables Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 176 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 71% 4% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 99 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 1% - 13%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 93 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Roasted Barley 92 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 1% - 8%
American - Chocolate 87 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 7%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 79 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 69% 5% - 97%
US - Pale 2-Row 75 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 7% - 100%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 67 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 3% 0% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 61 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 8% 2% - 50%
Munich - Light 10L 61 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 13% 4% - 65%

Hops Used In Scottish Export Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 237 5 55% 2% - 100%
Fuggles 140 4.5 51% 8% - 100%
Cascade 58 7 47% 4% - 100%
Magnum 55 15 52% 6% - 100%
Kent Goldings 54 5 50% 5% - 100%
Willamette 42 4.5 46% 5% - 100%
Nugget 31 14 51% 8% - 100%
Challenger 28 8.5 52% 13% - 100%
Goldings 22 4.5 48% 9% - 100%
Northern Brewer 22 7.8 60% 10% - 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%
Special B 7 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 21% 12% - 38%
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%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 6 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 35% 15% - 52%
Peated Malt 6 Grain specialty malt 2.5°L
38 33% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 14% 5% - 29%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 5 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 20% 4% - 43%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 4 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 19% 4% - 43%
American - Roasted Barley 4 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 17% 9% - 33%

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-04 159 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
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 84 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 84 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 26 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 26 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 18 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 72.5% 70°F 75°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 14 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST 12 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 134 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 81 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 78 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 63 Fining Boil 68% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 60 Fining Boil 57% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 41 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 55%
Chalk 38 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 59%
Baking Soda 36 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 60%
Phosphoric acid 33 Water Agt Mash 57% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 32 Water Agt Mash 68% 0% - 100%

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