BrewKid

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I'm always trying to revise my RIS recipe and make it more of a Scottish style stout. Just what I've always loved. Belhaven Stout is by far my favorite.

So my question is, the recipe calls for 19lbs of British pale ale malt. Could I use instead of British pale ale malt, use British Golden Promise?

Anyone out there know enough about malt grains to answer this question?

beerman0001

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That would work great since you are going for a Scottish style.

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duboman

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Try using WY1728 Scottish ale yeast as well!

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barrooze

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Golden Promise will definitely work. Go for it!

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BrewKid

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I'm actually already using WY1728

THANKS EVERYONE! I definitely will try it.

barrooze

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Are you doing anything to your water to get it closer to a Scottish water profile?

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BrewKid

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Not really. I have no idea about Scottish water profiles. Any suggestions?

barrooze

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In How To Brew, Palmer has the Edinburgh water profile: http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15-2.html

Look at Table 15. Here's his description of the water:

Edinburgh - Think of misty Scottish evenings and you think of strong Scottish ale - dark ruby highlights, a sweet malty beer with a mellow hop finish. The water is similar to London's but with a bit more bicarbonate and sulfate, making a beer that can embrace a heavier malt body while using less hops to achieve balance.

Here's a good thread talking about water profiles and calculators:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f128/brewing-water-profiles-tools-131443/

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BrewKid

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I have that book and remember reading that section before.

But I'm still clueless as to how I would change my waters composition to match that of Edinburgh.

barrooze

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For the water you brew with, do you know what the water profile is? You can get this info from your city's Water Quality Report.

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