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Thanks for the tip, cappy. ongreystreet, what makes you say it will be more like a Sour Ale? That is only style that I'm not very familiar with. Any suggestions on how to keep it more along the lines of a stronger Scottish Ale?

I'm not really sure what my OG should be? I thought that the amount of DME/LME factors into what my OG will be? I thought that with 7.3 lbs of LME and 1 lbs of DME I would have an estimated OG of 1.061, is this not right?

I picked up the extra ingredients last night. The only Pale LME they had was a 4 lbs can. So I now have that plus 1 oz of 4.2% Fuggles (in addition to my 1 oz. Cascade.) My question is can I go ahead and use the full 4 lbs of Pale LME? How much extra hops should I use? I assume I also need to...

Sounds good, I'll probably just stick with my primary then for this first batch at least. I do have some concern about keeping my bottles at 70˚. My thermostat drops to 62˚ around 6am until around 3:30 when it goes up to around 65-66˚. Once bottled, I was thinking I could maybe...

What do you all think would be good for fermentation/conditioning times? (I've done a bit a reading on this forum and realize I may be opening a can of worms here.) I was wondering if I should leave it in the primary for 3-4 weeks, then maybe 2 - 3 in the bottle, or would it be better to rack it...

Sounds good. I remember reading about late extract addition, but I plan on going back and brushing up from Palmer's How to Brew again before starting my batch. One final question (for now at least :P ), do I need to do anything special with my dry yeast due to the modified recipe, or proceed...

Thanks for the suggestions. So (in addition to what I already have in my kit) I just need to buy 3.3 lbs Pale LME and .5oz ~5% AA Fuggles or East Kent Goldings? Newb question here, but my Cascade bittering hops and aroma hops are the same thing, right? I just want to make sure that I can use...

The yeast that came with the kit is Danstar Windsor (11g). Is this good or should I get the Nottingham (or something else)? Hops Cascade Bittering Hops: AA 5%, 0.5 oz. Cascade Aroma Hops: AA 5%, 0.5 oz. (both pellets) Could I more water in my boil for additional bitterness? The...

Thanks for the replies. RM-MN, my goal is really just to make a brew that I really like. Obviously I want to stay within the realm of my skill level so that it comes out well. Generally I like higher ABV beers, but not because I want to get smashed quickly. I've always, even through college...

I'm planning on starting my first batch this weekend, using a Brewer's Best Scottish Ale kit: http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1038_Scottish_Ale.pdf As I said, this is my first attempt at home brewing; I got a starter's setup for Christmas and just finally have a little bit of time at home...