Scotch Ale

[jjanderton]

Beer Style: Scotch ale, Scottish ale, McAndrews Scotch Ale, McEwens Scotch Ale
Recipe Type: extract
Description:
I also love McAndrews Scotch Ale...not to be confused with McEwens Scotch Ale. Its also pricey here when available. I have a recipe that very closely approximates it.

Is malty and strong. Has a very nice dark amber color. This is a sipping ale; Acl % by vol is about 8%!
Ingredients:

* 3.1 lbs of Superbrau Light Malt Extract
* 3.0 lbs of Laanglander DME
* 3.0 lbs of bulk malt extract (Laanglander)
* 2 oz of Northern Brewers (boiling)
* 5 oz Cascade (FInishing)
* 1 lb Crushed Crystal
* 1 pkg Red Star or Nottingham yeast

Procedure:
- Put gain in muslin bag into 1.5 gal of cold water; bring to boil
- Remove grain; add malt extracts, DME, and Northern hops; boil for ~35min
- Last 10min add Cascade hops and Irish Moss (1 tb)

 

[Oldsock]

I'm surprised how hoppy it is, Scotch Ales usually have minimal bitterness and even less hop aroma (especially from something like Cascade). How dark was the crystal? Laanglander sounds like a good choice since it tends to be less fermentable (although I was under the impression that they went out of business a few years ago, maybe they just stopped exporting to America?).