Simple Scotch ale

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Elmer

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Needed a gallon of beer to brine a turkey in December so decided to give a scotch ale a try.

3.5 gallon batch
4 gallon boil
6# Marris Otter
.5 # roasted barley
.25# crystal 40
.25# crystal 80 (lhbs was out of crystal 60)
4 Tbsp light brown sugar

1 oz fuggles 60 min
WLP 028 Yeast

Mash 154f 60 min
1 quart boiled down w/brown sugar

SG 1.050
67% efficiencyIMG_1618.jpgIMG_1619.jpgIMG_1620.jpg

Batch is way darker than anticipated (may be either the brown sugar or crystal 80)
 
The roasted barley might have added a bit of color too. The one I usually use is like 300 to 350 Lovibond.

My wife likes a good scotch ale (she likes Appalachians version of it since it is local). Hmmm, sounds like a project for this weekend, maybe...
 
Crystal 80 is starting to get up in darkness as well.

But with using to brine does the color matter?
 
Crystal 80 is starting to get up in darkness as well.

But with using to brine does the color matter?

I am bottling this weekend, will let you know how it goes.

Also going to use a bottle and make gravy, to go with beer brined turkey
 
I am bottling this weekend, will let you know how it goes.

Also going to use a bottle and make gravy, to go with beer brined turkey

Sounds good, need to try beer brined turkey.
 
Put 1 gallon in a jug for turkey brining.
The other gallon and half I bottled.
I most likely goofed up the prime sugar. After racking I realized I had washed the markings off the outside my car boy. Therefore I had to estimate how many gallons I was going to bottle. I estimated 2 gallons and only had 1.5.
However I only carbed to 2.0 so a little more might not hurt.

The taste is dark and malty!IMG_1676.jpg
 

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