My son's favorite brew. I brewed a test half batch last April. It was good enough to retry in a full batch, with some minor modifications: 1) changing base malt from all 2 row to 1/3 maris otter 2) lower SRM by changing from Crystal 90 to Crystal 70; 3) lower IBU by adjusting Golding to 1.75 oz. ; 4) keeping ABV slightly higher than the Scottish Export 80/- style guide because, well, I like it that way; 5) adjusting water profile to similar to Edinburgh (no idea if Four Peaks does this.)
The hops do need to be checked for AA when bought from Grow Masters.
Tasted the oak spiked beer. Surprisingly, it was noticeably more vanilla-y than the vanilla spiked batch. But, it was not overly strong at all. Mouthfeel was in between the un-spiked and vanilla bean spiked brews. Overall, the three make a very good batch of Scottish export-80, though, not much like the Kilt Lifter (4 Peaks Brewing) of which it is supposed to be an approximate clone.
Tasted the vanilla bean spiked beer. It is much smoother in the mouth than the un-spiked version. I'm very happy with it. The head on the beer has very small bubbles, started at 1/2 inch with a proper pour, and lasted to the end -- about 10 minutes.
The UN-spiked beer is delicious. Mouthfeel is slightly dry. I probably should have mashed at a higher temperature. December in my garage is a hard time to maintain mash temperature.
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