Beer Style: Scottish Schilling and Irish Red Ale
Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.’s Taildragger Clan-Destine clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyChecking in at 6.2% ABV and 22 IBU, Clan-Destine is medium-full bodied, drinks rich with notes of toffee and caramel from Golden Promise and Crystal 77 additions, yet finishes clean without being heavy.
Gordon Strong’s Scottish Export
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis recipe can easily be scaled down to make a Scottish heavy, say at 3.5% ABV, or scaled up to a stronger but still export strength 5.2% beer. Pick the alcohol level you want, and let your recipe software do the work for you to scale it.
Scottish 70/- Heavy
FREEScottish 70/- Heavy (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.035 FG = 1.012IBU = 13 SRM = 13 ABV = 3% Ingredients6.5 lbs. (2.7 kg) Golden Promise pale ale malt6 oz. (170 g) flaked
Scottish 60/- Light
Digital and Plus Members OnlyScottish 60/- Light (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.032 FG = 1.012IBU = 17 SRM = 18 ABV = 2.5% Ingredients4 lbs. (1.8 kg) Golden Promise pale ale malt1 lb. (0.45 kg) flaked maize1 lb. (0.45 kg) Invert No. 3 sugar or dark Belgian candi syrup 3 oz. (85 g) debittered black malt3.4 AAU Fuggle
Stewart Brewing Co.’s Stewart’s 80/- clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyStewart Brewing Co.’s Stewart’s 80/- clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.043 FG = 1.009IBU = 28 SRM = 18 ABV = 4.4% Stewart’s 80/- is a full-bodied, full-flavored, auburn-colored classic Scottish heavy exhibiting a rich malty, dried fruit character and a smooth, creamy texture. Originally brewed for the world-famous Athletic Arms (Diggers) in Edinburgh in
Parti Like It’s 1700
Digital and Plus Members OnlyParti-gyle is an under-utilized technique in the brewing world, which is capable of producing multiple beer types during a single brew day. Here is a recipe from Aaron Hyde outlining a parti-gyle recipe which uses a 1⁄3 and 2⁄3 split of the mash, with the smaller volume Wee Heavy collected first and the larger volume Scottish Export being collected second.
Short’s Brewing Company: Magician Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members Only“The Magician is a lustrous, dark-red, London style Red Ale with a rich grain bill. The grain combination lends complex notes of toasted caramel, raisins, chocolate, and roasted toffee. Very light hop additions let the true malt characters show throughout this beer.”
Ninkasi Brewing Company: Racin’ Mason Irish Red Ale clone
FREEThis classic Irish red pours a dark red/copper color and features a sweet caramel and toasted malt profile.
Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery: Hope and King Scotch Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis exceptionally smooth beer showcases the beauty of malted barley, as notes of caramel, toffee, and toasted chocolate rise from its mahogany depths. Hope & King has won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival.
Olde Burnside Brewing Co.’s Ten Penny Ale clone
FREEAccording to Olde Burnside’s website, “Our flagship Scottish Ale. Malty with a hint of caramel and a little background smokiness. Just enough hops to balance the malts. Very sessionable.”
Eric the Red (Irish Red)
Digital and Plus Members OnlyEric the Red (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.052 FG = 1.011 IBU = 29 SRM = 23 ABV = 5.2% A bold version of an Old World beer style, influenced by “wild” hops from the new found land. Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) British pale ale malt (3 °L) 3 oz. (85 g) crystal
Irish Red Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIrish Red Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.053 (13.2 °P) FG = 1.014 (3.5 °P) IBU = 25 SRM = 18 ABV = 5.2% Ingredients9.9 lbs. (4.5 kg) Crisp British pale ale malt or similar British pale ale malt 6.0 oz. (170 g) crystal malt (40 °L) 6.0 oz. (170 g) crystal malt