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Scottish Ale - Scottish Heavy


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

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Scottish Heavy Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Scottish Ale Heavy
22 L 3.73% 17.21 1.039 1.011
All Grain 9268
smoked scotch ale
12 gal 7.17% 25.92 1.079 1.025
All Grain 3798
Wee Heavy
5 gal 8.67% 24.39 1.093 1.027
extract 3535
old chub clone
5 gal 8.18% 50.3 1.083 1.021
BIAB 3445
Emergency Scottish Heavy
7 gal 2.92% 18.8 1.039 1.017
All Grain 2901
Corey's Wee Heavy
5 gal 8.37% 42.37 1.077 1.013
BIAB 2802
Inveralmond - Lia Fail
19 L 4.74% 25.56 1.048 1.012
All Grain 2765
Wee Heavy
3 gal 10.79% 66.56 1.114 1.031
BIAB 2659
Brew Dog San Diego Scotch Ale
3 gal 9.4% 104.76 1.094 1.022
BIAB 2164
Santa Paws
22 L 4.98% 40.48 1.048 1.010
All Grain 1801

Newest Scottish Heavy Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Old Chub Clone
5.5 gal 6.31% 51.09 1.064 1.015
All Grain 22
Scottish Wee Heavy
5.5 gal 7.76% 26.9 1.077 1.018
BIAB 27
copia scottish
44 L 3.92% 18.86 1.040 1.010
All Grain 42
copia scottish ale
44 L 3.92% 17.58 1.040 1.010
All Grain 29
Awesome Recipe
100 gal 7.97% 11.08 1.081 1.020
All Grain 46
Awesome Recipe
162 L 3.8% 0 1.039 1.010
All Grain 51
CML Heavy
12 L 4.04% 16.96 1.042 1.011
BIAB 76
Scotch Ale
23 L 3.46% 13.66 1.036 1.010
All Grain 54
Scottish Export
7 gal 3.52% 13.06 1.037 1.010
All Grain 66
Dragons Milf
5.5 gal 10.16% 68.88 1.104 1.027
All Grain 71

Fermentables Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 131 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 75% 19% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 82 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 2% 0% - 12%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 75 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 5% 0% - 18%
United Kingdom - Golden Promise 74 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3°L
37 73% 8% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row 63 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 73% 11% - 100%
Special B 60 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 3% 1% - 8%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 56 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 8% 1% - 33%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 55 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 2% 0% - 16%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 54 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 8% 2% - 24%
American - Chocolate 53 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 2% 0% - 12%

Hops Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 154 5.8 54% 10% - 100%
Fuggles 104 4.5 48% 7% - 100%
Kent Goldings 48 5 62% 23% - 100%
Northern Brewer 32 7.8 69% 7% - 100%
Cascade 26 7 50% 16% - 100%
Goldings 22 4.5 58% 14% - 100%
Magnum 19 15 56% 10% - 100%
Centennial 17 10 49% 8% - 100%
Nugget 16 14 61% 3% - 100%
Styrian Goldings 14 5.5 33% 0% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Roasted Barley 12 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 18% 7% - 59%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 7 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 43% 22% - 89%
American - Chocolate 7 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 25% 11% - 32%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 6 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 33% 7% - 75%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 5 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 18% 12% - 25%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 5 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 35% 24% - 45%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 4 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 21% 8% - 50%
American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted 4 American Grain base malt 30°L
33 70% 37% - 100%
Smoked Malt 4 Grain smoked malt 5°L
37 21% 7% - 31%
American - Black Barley 3 American Grain roasted malt 530°L
27 11% 5% - 19%

Yeasts Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728 94 Wyeast Ale 0.12 High 71% 55°F 75°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 68 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028 64 White Labs Ale Med-High Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 48 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Imperial Yeast - A31 Tartan 18 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 72.5% 65°F 70°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 12 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 12 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 11 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015 9 Omega Yeast Labs British Ales 0.1 Medium 75% 65°F 70°F
Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 8 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Med-High 72.5% 70°F 75°F

Other Ingredients Used In Scottish Heavy Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 74 Water Agt Mash 24% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 49 Water Agt Mash 22% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 43 Water Agt Boil 13% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 37 Fining Boil 70% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 31 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 47%
Whirlfloc 27 Fining Boil 63% 0% - 100%
Chalk 24 Water Agt Boil 15% 0% - 59%
Lactic acid 15 Water Agt Mash 61% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 13 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 50%
Phosphoric acid 11 Water Agt Mash 69% 14% - 100%

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