Traquair House Ale clone

Traquair House Ale clone

(5 gallon/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.070 FG = 1.017
IBU = 37 SRM = 18 ABV = 6.8%

Traquair House is the oldest inhabited house in Scotland. Some say their house ale is the paragon of Scottish Wee Heavy ales.

Ingredients
14 lbs. (6.4 kg) Scottish pale malt (Golden Promise)
0.25 lbs. (113 g) roasted barley
10 AAU Kent Goldings hops (60 mins) (2.0 oz./57 g of 5% alpha acids)
Wyeast 1728 (Scottish Ale) yeast

Step by Step
Mash at 153 °F (67 °C). Boil for 60 minutes. Ferment at 60 °F (16 °C).

Extract with grains option:
Reduce pale malt to 1.75 lbs. (0.79 kg) and add 2.0 lbs (0.91 kg) of Muntons Light dried malt extract and 6.6 lbs. (3.0 kg) of Muntons Light liquid malt extract. Steep grains at 153°F (67 °C). Boil wort, with dried malt extract and hops, for 60 minutes. Add liquid extract for final 15 minutes of boil. Ferment at 60 °F (16 °C).