My Own Scotch Ale
Beer Style: Scotch ale
Recipe Type: all-grain
Description:
This is the first try at formulating my own recipe. It turned out quite nice, malty with just a touch of hops. You may not be able to drink just one! This is one of the smoothest batches I ever brewed. It is really smooth even after only 2 weeks in the bottle. The rather intense malt flavor and low hopping rate makes it a refreshing change of pace from my steady production of IPA.
Ingredients:
* 6 pounds, Klages 2-row malt
* 1 pound, Munich malt (10L)
* 1 pound, Dextrin (Cara-pils) malt
* 1/2 pound, crystal malt (80L)
* 4 ounces, black patent malt
* 1 cup, dark molasses
* 3/4 ounce, East Kent Goldings hops (6.2 alpha)
* 1 pack, Wyeast #1028 London Ale
* 2/3 cup, corn sugar (priming)
OG: 1.055 FG: 1.015
Primary Ferment: 2 days
Secondary Ferment: 5 days
Procedure:
Mash in 2 gallons water at 138 degrees, adjust pH to 5.2 using Calcium Carbonate. Protein rest 30 minutes at 158 degrees. Conversion rest 30 minutes at 158 degrees. Mash out 5 minutes at 168 degrees. Sparge with 5 gallons water at 165 degrees. Boil 90 minutes, adding hops in last 30 minutes. Chill wort, pitch yeast and ferment 1-2 days. Rack to secondary for 5 more days and bottle.