I'm going to be brewing a scotch ale pretty soon and I was wondering how long to boil the wort to caramelize it. Here's my recipe:
20 lbs pale 2-row
10 oz. crystal 120
8 oz. smoked malt
4 oz. roasted barely
1 oz williamette 60 mins
.5 oz williamette 30 mins
I plan on mashing pretty high so I can finish around 1.040. I'm not using a whole lot of specialty malt, I would like to get my sweetness from caramelizing in the boil, but I was just curious as to how long I should boil for that to occur. I usually boil most of my brews for about 2 hours, and was just curious if that would be enough or should I push it to 3 hours or even more.
20 lbs pale 2-row
10 oz. crystal 120
8 oz. smoked malt
4 oz. roasted barely
1 oz williamette 60 mins
.5 oz williamette 30 mins
I plan on mashing pretty high so I can finish around 1.040. I'm not using a whole lot of specialty malt, I would like to get my sweetness from caramelizing in the boil, but I was just curious as to how long I should boil for that to occur. I usually boil most of my brews for about 2 hours, and was just curious if that would be enough or should I push it to 3 hours or even more.