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[iamwhatiseem]

Steve's Scottish 80%
Scottish Export 80/- (9 C)

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.81 gal
Boil Size: 6.78 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.17 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.81 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Date: 14 May 2011
Brewer: Steve Nicholls
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Steve plus 500ml starter.
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.2 %
Taste Rating: 45.0

Taste Notes: This is my favourite beer [This week]. The flavour profile is smooth and malty with a roasty bite and a very smooth hop character. The 1728 Scottish yeast imparts a very subtle smoked character. An Edinburgh water profile will suit this beer style.

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs 14.7 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 86.9 %
1 lbs 1.6 oz Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.7 %
3.5 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 1.9 %
1.8 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.0 %
1.1 oz Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.6 %
0.71 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 12.5 IBUs
0.88 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 7.0 IBUs
0.71 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 2.3 IBUs
0.53 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Scottish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1728) [125.05 ml] Yeast 10 -
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.8 %
Bitterness: 21.7 IBUs
Est Color: 11.8 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.9 %
Calories: 174.4 kcal/12oz

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Sparge Water: 5.49 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Est Mash PH: 5.61
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 6.7 oz
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Target Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Acid Addition:
Sparge Acid Addition:
Mash Steps

Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 11.62 qt of water at 172.6 F 154.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.49 gal water at 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 4.87 oz
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Fermenter:
Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Carbonation Est: Bottle with 4.87 oz Corn Sugar
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): Bottle with 4.87 oz Corn Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes


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We are making a Brown Ale this weekend.

If it turns out right, you need to share....oh and give Me the recipe too! lol

Oh it will turn out right, I have made it many times.
I really want to make a Vanilla Porter, but Jesus Christ... Vanilla Beans are out of this world expensive right now. $68 for 4 beans.

!! How much !!!

Holy crap.

Is there an extract alternative?

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

 

[Darkwind]

Steve's Scottish 80%
Scottish Export 80/- (9 C)

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.81 gal
Boil Size: 6.78 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.17 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.81 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Date: 14 May 2011
Brewer: Steve Nicholls
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Steve plus 500ml starter.
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.2 %
Taste Rating: 45.0

Taste Notes: This is my favourite beer [This week]. The flavour profile is smooth and malty with a roasty bite and a very smooth hop character. The 1728 Scottish yeast imparts a very subtle smoked character. An Edinburgh water profile will suit this beer style.

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs 14.7 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 86.9 %
1 lbs 1.6 oz Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.7 %
3.5 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 1.9 %
1.8 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.0 %
1.1 oz Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 5 0.6 %
0.71 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 12.5 IBUs
0.88 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 7.0 IBUs
0.71 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 2.3 IBUs
0.53 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Scottish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1728) [125.05 ml] Yeast 10 -
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.8 %
Bitterness: 21.7 IBUs
Est Color: 11.8 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.9 %
Calories: 174.4 kcal/12oz

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Sparge Water: 5.49 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Est Mash PH: 5.61
Measured Mash PH: 5.20
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 6.7 oz
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Target Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Acid Addition:
Sparge Acid Addition:
Mash Steps

Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 11.62 qt of water at 172.6 F 154.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 5.49 gal water at 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 4.87 oz
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Fermenter:
Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Carbonation Est: Bottle with 4.87 oz Corn Sugar
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): Bottle with 4.87 oz Corn Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes


Created with BeerSmith

Yay Beersmith!
Love BeerSmith.

We are making a Brown Ale this weekend.

If it turns out right, you need to share....oh and give Me the recipe too! lol

Oh it will turn out right, I have made it many times.
I really want to make a Vanilla Porter, but Jesus Christ... Vanilla Beans are out of this world expensive right now. $68 for 4 beans.

!! How much !!!

Holy crap.

Is there an extract alternative?

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Yay Beersmith!
Love BeerSmith.

We are making a Brown Ale this weekend.

If it turns out right, you need to share....oh and give Me the recipe too! lol

Oh it will turn out right, I have made it many times.
I really want to make a Vanilla Porter, but Jesus Christ... Vanilla Beans are out of this world expensive right now. $68 for 4 beans.

!! How much !!!

Holy crap.

Is there an extract alternative?

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

Ale.
I have never made a lager. I can, I use a Johnson controller on a deep freezer as a fermentation chamber...so I could easily achieve the lower temps. I just like ales better.

 

[Darkwind]

If it turns out right, you need to share....oh and give Me the recipe too! lol

Oh it will turn out right, I have made it many times.
I really want to make a Vanilla Porter, but Jesus Christ... Vanilla Beans are out of this world expensive right now. $68 for 4 beans.

!! How much !!!

Holy crap.

Is there an extract alternative?

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

Ale.
I have never made a lager. I can, I use a Johnson controller on a deep freezer as a fermentation chamber...so I could easily achieve the lower temps. I just like ales better.

Thats cool. I've been meaning to build Myself a kegerator and had planned on using that to ferment a few lagers.



I like witbiers myself. But I wonder what this would taste like in say...a Saison?

 

[Marion Morrison]

That Boston Lager is everything that's wrong with PBR multiplied 3X.

Worst.Beer.Ever.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Oh it will turn out right, I have made it many times.
I really want to make a Vanilla Porter, but Jesus Christ... Vanilla Beans are out of this world expensive right now. $68 for 4 beans.

!! How much !!!

Holy crap.

Is there an extract alternative?

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

Ale.
I have never made a lager. I can, I use a Johnson controller on a deep freezer as a fermentation chamber...so I could easily achieve the lower temps. I just like ales better.

Thats cool. I've been meaning to build Myself a kegerator and had planned on using that to ferment a few lagers.



I like witbiers myself. But I wonder what this would taste like in say...a Saison?

I may eventually build a Kegerator...I have been saying I am going to do it for probably the past 5 years.
I have a good $2500 in equipment now, unfortunately a lot of it is AG equipment that I no longer use. I BIAB brew now. (Brew In A Bag)...once you go that route... you never go back.

 

[Darkwind]

!! How much !!!

Holy crap.

Is there an extract alternative?

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

Ale.
I have never made a lager. I can, I use a Johnson controller on a deep freezer as a fermentation chamber...so I could easily achieve the lower temps. I just like ales better.

Thats cool. I've been meaning to build Myself a kegerator and had planned on using that to ferment a few lagers.



I like witbiers myself. But I wonder what this would taste like in say...a Saison?

I may eventually build a Kegerator...I have been saying I am going to do it for probably the past 5 years.
I have a good $2500 in equipment now, unfortunately a lot of it is AG equipment that I no longer use. I BIAB brew now. (Brew In A Bag)...once you go that route... you never go back.

I still use the cooler method of masing in. I really want to get a HERMS system, but I can't justify the expense.

Spike System - 20 Gallon | Spike Brewing

 

[iamwhatiseem]

There is, but it is hit and miss.
Vanilla Beer is hard enough to make and get it right.
I split them open and soak it in Vodka for about a month in the fridge to extract the oils, and pour the whole thing in a couple weeks before bottling. It turns out really well using this method.

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

Ale.
I have never made a lager. I can, I use a Johnson controller on a deep freezer as a fermentation chamber...so I could easily achieve the lower temps. I just like ales better.

Thats cool. I've been meaning to build Myself a kegerator and had planned on using that to ferment a few lagers.



I like witbiers myself. But I wonder what this would taste like in say...a Saison?

I may eventually build a Kegerator...I have been saying I am going to do it for probably the past 5 years.
I have a good $2500 in equipment now, unfortunately a lot of it is AG equipment that I no longer use. I BIAB brew now. (Brew In A Bag)...once you go that route... you never go back.

I still use the cooler method of masing in. I really want to get a HERMS system, but I can't justify the expense.

Spike System - 20 Gallon | Spike Brewing

Me too... I would love a HERMS... but holy cow....

 

[Darkwind]

This is a good one too.

Oops, forgot the link

Blichmann 1 BBL Batch Electric Horizontal Brewing System

 

[Darkwind]

I was watching a few youtube vids fron a guy who was showing everyone how to get the right components and wire up their own control panel for a HERMS.

But he still had to do a lot of line switching by hand. I want one that opens the lines I need opened and closes the ones that have finished.

 

[Darkwind]

Here it is.

 

[Darkwind]

Hmm...that sounds interesting. You do this with a lager or an ale?

Ale.
I have never made a lager. I can, I use a Johnson controller on a deep freezer as a fermentation chamber...so I could easily achieve the lower temps. I just like ales better.

Thats cool. I've been meaning to build Myself a kegerator and had planned on using that to ferment a few lagers.



I like witbiers myself. But I wonder what this would taste like in say...a Saison?

I may eventually build a Kegerator...I have been saying I am going to do it for probably the past 5 years.
I have a good $2500 in equipment now, unfortunately a lot of it is AG equipment that I no longer use. I BIAB brew now. (Brew In A Bag)...once you go that route... you never go back.

I still use the cooler method of masing in. I really want to get a HERMS system, but I can't justify the expense.

Spike System - 20 Gallon | Spike Brewing

Me too... I would love a HERMS... but holy cow....

 

[whitehall]

Scary stuff. Maybe I'll go back to brewing my own.