I'm continuing the brewing quest for my perfect Scottish Ale. I usually will brew both a 60 Schilling and then later brew a 70 or 80 Schilling each year. Well, this year I don't have quite as much time to brew, so that means larger batch sizes. I had several thoughts about what to do with this 10 gal batch:
Well, I selected option #3. I was inspired by Lewy over at Lewy Brewing about his new found Oak Honey Comb sticks from BlackSwan Barrels. I was looking through their online catalog and I found that they supply more than just Oak. I have been wanting to try alternative wood types for aging, so I'll post more about the wood experiment in a future post.
I have made a few small changes to my Scottish Ale recipe since last year:
- Make both a 60/- and 80/- by just diluting the 60/- in the fermentor
- Try another yeast experiment - I was thinking of testing WLP001 (as Jamil suggests) Vs. WLP028 (actual Scottish yeast)
- All 10 gals the same and then age with different wood types
Well, I selected option #3. I was inspired by Lewy over at Lewy Brewing about his new found Oak Honey Comb sticks from BlackSwan Barrels. I was looking through their online catalog and I found that they supply more than just Oak. I have been wanting to try alternative wood types for aging, so I'll post more about the wood experiment in a future post.
I have made a few small changes to my Scottish Ale recipe since last year:
- Water: Last year I messed with my water chemistry for the first time and I over did it a bit. The numbers looked good on paper, but there was a definite salty taste. This year I decided to use Calcium Chloride instead on Sodium Chloride. And the numbers seem to be better balanced this time (see below)
- I went back to WLP001 as I didn't notice much difference with WLP028 and I wanted to build up the yeast for a Barleywine.
- I switched all the crystal malt over to English varieties. I am preferring the taste of the English varieties right now and I thought it made it more authentic.
| 2012 Scottish 80/- (9C) | ||
| Batch Size | 10.000 gal | Boil Size | 11.750 gal |
| Boil Time | 90.000 min | Efficiency | 77% |
| OG | 1.047 | FG | 1.012 |
| ABV | 4.6% | Bitterness | 16.3 IBU (Rager) |
| Color | 14.8 srm (Morey) | Calories (per 12 oz.) | 155 |
Fermentables
| Name | Type | Amount | Mashed | Color |
| Simpsons - Maris Otter | Grain | 13.000 lb | Yes | 3.0 srm |
| Barley, Flaked | Grain | 1.500 lb | Yes | 2.0 srm |
| Brown Malt (British Chocolate) | Grain | 16.000 oz | No | 65.0 srm |
| Honey Malt | Grain | 16.000 oz | No | 25.0 srm |
| Simpsons - Crystal Medium - 55L | Grain | 16.000 oz | No | 55.0 srm |
| Briess - Extra Special Malt | Grain | 12.000 oz | No | 130.0 srm |
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Hops
| Name | Alpha | Amount | Time | Form | IBU |
| Horizon | 9.1% | 0.750 oz | 90.000 min | Pellet | 16.3 |
Yeast
| WLP001 - California Ale Yeast |
Mash
| Name | Amount | Strike Temp | Target Temp |
| Mash | 4.821 gal | 176.955 F | 158.000 F |
| Sparge | 8.876 gal | 173.443 F | 165.200 F |
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