Scottish Ale (Belhaven Style)

 

Recipe Date: August 19, 2012

Type: Extract - Belhaven Scotish Ale (9C)

Specialty Grains: 3/4 lb Crystal 60L Malt, 1/2 lb Pale Ale Malt, 2 oz Victory Malt, 1 oz Chocolate Malt, 2 oz Peated Malt

Extract: 6 lb Extra Pale Extract

60 Minute Hops: 1 oz Kent Golding

15 Minute Hops: 3/4 oz Kent Golding

5 Minute Hops: None

Yeast: Edinburgh Ale Yeast - WLP028

OG/FG: 1.042 / 1.009 (4.323% Alcohol)

Brewing Notes:

This extract style of Scottish Ale has several specialty grains. There was also no aroma hop addition at the 5 minute mark. 

Results:

This ale was a fine Scottish Ale, although I don't think it tasted much like Belhaven Scottish Ale.  It was probably the clearest ale I have brewed to date - I let it age for about 7 weeks before I carbonated and chilled the keg.