Scotch Ale recipe, looking for feeback and help

[u81doughboy]

I'm working on putting together what I hope will be reminiscent of "Loch Down" by Arcadia Brewing. Unfortunately they went out of business a year or so ago, so I don't have samples to compare with. Based on research, it appears they used Maris Otter and Roasted Barley as their grains, and Nugget hops. My guess is there are other ingredients, but this is what I was able to glean.

I would appreciate some feedback on this recipe.

Type: All Grain/BIAB
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Efficiency: 74.00 %

Ingredients

Amt​	Name​	Type​	%/IBU​
15 lbs​	Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)​	Grain​	92.3 %​
12.0 oz​	Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM)​	Grain​	4.6 %​
8.0 oz​	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)​	Grain​	3.1 %​
0.30 oz​	Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min​	Hop​	10.5 IBUs​
0.50 oz​	Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min​	Hop​	13.4 IBUs​
0.20 oz​	Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min​	Hop​	3.5 IBUs​
1.0 pkg​	Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) [35.49 ml]​	Yeast​	-​

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.081 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.1 %
Bitterness: 27.3 IBUs
Est Color: 20.7 SRM

Thanks for any input.

 

[cmac62]

I'd probably use all the hops at the 60, but other than that it looks good. On my scotch ales I generally use base + C60 because I like the crystal better than the roastiness of the RB. Good luck

 

[u81doughboy]

I'd probably use all the hops at the 60, but other than that it looks good. On my scotch ales I generally use base + C60 because I like the crystal better than the roastiness of the RB. Good luck

Thanks for the feedback.