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Traquair House Ale

Specifics

Style:

Strong Scotch Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Scottish and Irish Ale
Number:	09E

Rich, malty and usually sweet, which can be suggestive of a dessert. Complex secondary malt flavors prevent a one-dimensional impression. Strength and maltiness can vary.

Commercial Examples: Traquair House Ale, Belhaven Wee Heavy, McEwan's Scotch Ale, Founders Dirty Bastard, MacAndrew's Scotch Ale, AleSmith Wee Heavy, Orkney Skull Splitter, Inveralmond Black Friar, Broughton Old Jock, Gordon Highland Scotch Ale, Dragonmead Under the Kilt.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Yield:

5.5 gallons

Color:

17 SRM

Bitterness:

28 IBU

BU/GU

0.33

Calories:

281 (12 ounces)

ABV:

8.7%

ABW:

6.8%

OG:	1.085
OG (Plato):	20.45° P
FG:	1.020
FG (Plato):	5.08° P
Real Extract:	7.86° P
App. Atten.:	75.2%
Real Atten.:	61.6%

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Source:	NB Forum

Recipe

Scale This Recipe
Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Grains

16.25 pounds

Scottish Golden Promise

Color (L):	2.4 °L
Info/Use:	Scottish pale ale malt; base malt for all Scottish beers.

99.1% of grist

0.15 pounds

British Roasted Barley

Color (L):	500 °L
Info/Use:	Dry, roasted flavor, amber color. For stouts, porters and Scottish ales.

0.9% of grist

16.40 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

5% Pellets @ 45 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

5% Pellets @ 35 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

5 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

10 AAUs

Yeast

WLP 028 or Wyeast 1728 — Liquid

Procedure

Mash at 154 for 90 mins. Collect 8.5 gallons, boil for 2 hours. Take 1 gallon of first runnings and reduce down to 1/2 pint and add back to the boil. Ferment around 62 degrees. May substitute Northern Brewer hops for both additions.

Mash at 154 for 90 mins.

Collect 8.5 gallons, boil for 2 hours.

Take 1 gallon of first runnings and reduce down to 1/2 pint and add back to the boil.

Ferment around 62 degrees.

May substitute Northern Brewer hops for both additions.

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