Scottish Light Recipe - Heather Ale

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Heather Ale

by on
All Grain
5.25 Gallon(s)
6.75 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
I've never made a Heather Ale before, so wanted to do something new as I get back into brewing again from a long break. I took 3 different "authentic-ish" recipes that I found online, and merged them into this one. To clarify, I am not claiming that this is an authentic recipe since I am putting hops into it.

Fermentables

62% - Pale 2-Row - UK
6
36
2
Mash
9% - CaraMunich I - DE
0.875
34
39
Mash
8% - Pale Chocolate - UK
0.75
32
200
Mash
1% - Special B - BE
0.125
30
180
Mash
21% - Honey - US
2
35
1
Late

Hops

Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
DryHop
14 day(s)
4.3
0.0
Galena
1
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
13
16.7

Yeast

Wyeast Scottish Ale 1728
74%

Other Stuff

Mugwort
0.25
oz
Mash
Heather Tips, Dried
1
oz
Boil
Heather Tips, Dried
1
oz
Bottle
Whirlfloc
1
each
FlameOut
Gypsum
1
tsp
Mash

Mash Steps

Mash-Out
Decoction
153
15 min

Special Instructions

1.
Mill grains twice.
2.
Preboil and set aside 3 gallons of water (on stove) for topping off at the end. Make sure lid is secure.
3.
Will need to sparge, so make sure 1-2 gallons of water is in the boil vessel and ready to go at the end of the Mash
4.
Add the Mugwort and Gypsum into the grains for mashing
5.
Mash in 6 Gallons at 163 D. Hold at approx 153 D for 90 minutes
6.
Mashout at 153 degrees over 15 minutes, Lauter as needed, Sparge into boil kettle until 6.5 gallons is collected
7.
Start heating the Wort, and slowly stir in Honey until dissolved
8.
Boil the Wort for 90 minutes
9.
At the 10 minute mark, add the Galena hops to a hop sock and continue to boil
10.
At the 10 minute mark, add the Whirlfloc tab
11.
At end of boil, top off if needed with pre-boiled and cooled water to reach 5.25 gal total wort
12.
Just before bottling/kegging, boil 2 cups water and add remaining 1 oz of Heather Tips. Simmer for 30 minutes (there should be approx 1 cup left), strain Heather Tips out, and mix into the beer. Bottle or Keg as usual.

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Recipe Facts

Heather Ale
Scottish Light
  • 5.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.75 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.052 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 16.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.32 BG:GU
  • 19.7° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 175 per 12oz Calories
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