American Style Scotch Ale Recipe

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   Bring 1 1/2 gal water to 160 degrees and stir in crushed grains.

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   Keep the mash temp between 148-152 for 1 hr.

3. 3

   Best way is to place covered brewing kettle in 140 degree oven.

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   Stir twice while mashing.

5. 5

   Test the mash conversion by placing drop of mash onto white plate, then place a drop of iodine into the solution.

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   If solution turns purple/black you must continue the mash till the solution is clear when the iodine is added.

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   Pour mash thru a strainer, allowing the wort to flow thru into your brew pot.

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   Bring 1-2 gal water to 135-150 degrees.

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   Slowly sparge the grains with sparge water till it runs clear.

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    The sparge water will become part of the boil.

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    At this point you will continue as usual.

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    Dissolve malt extract and brown sugar into wort, add in 1 ounce northern brewer hops and boil for 45 minutes.

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    Add in 1/2 ounce plug and boil for 15 minutes more.

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    For the last 5 minutes of the boil, add in the fuggles pellets.

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    Cold the wort and bring volume up to 5 gal.

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    Pitching temp: 80 or possibly less

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    O.G.

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    1045-1055 F.G. 1010-1014

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.