Crivens! hoppy Scotch Ale

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I am a fan of Terry Pratchett. That is why I chose this name.

I had brewed this to be ready for the Christmas days, after six months it is pretty drinkable.

Code:
Strong Ale II - Strong Scotch Ale (9E)
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Batch Size  5,825 L            
Boil Size   9,495 L            
Boil Time   90,000 min         
Efficiency  80%                
OG          1,094 sg           
FG          1,025 sg           
ABV         10,1%              
Bitterness  61,0 IBU (Noonan)  
Color       5,6 srm (Morey)    

Fermentables
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Name                           Type   Amount     Mashed  Late  Yield  Color     
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel            Grain  1,178 kg   Yes     No    79%    2,5 ebc   
Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel          Grain  424,000 g  Yes     No    80%    7,0 ebc   
Wheat Malt, Bel                Grain  401,000 g  Yes     No    81%    3,0 ebc   
Candi Sugar, Clear             Sugar  236,000 g  No      Yes   100%   2,0 ebc   
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20 EBC  Grain  118,000 g  Yes     No    75%    20,0 ebc  
Total grain: 2,357 kg

Hops
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Name     Alpha  Amount    Use   Time        Form    IBU   
Magnum   10,5%  11,000 g  Boil  90,000 min  Pellet  46,2  
Fuggles  4,5%   7,000 g   Boil  30,000 min  Pellet  6,7   
Golding  3,5%   7,000 g   Boil  20,000 min  Pellet  3,3   
Fuggles  4,5%   8,000 g   Boil  10,000 min  Pellet  3,2   
Golding  3,5%   8,000 g   Boil  5,000 min   Pellet  1,7   

Yeasts
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Name          Type  Form  Amount   Stage    
Safbrew S-33  Ale   Dry   10,00 g  Primary  

Mash
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Name                Type      Amount   Temp      Target    Time    
Conversion          Infusion  6,575 L  81,380 C  66,667 C  1 hr    
Final Batch Sparge  Infusion  5,072 L  94,247 C  77,000 C  15 min

After two weeks, move to a secondary vessel to rouse the yeast, and let it ferment it a little bit further. I noticed with S-33 that I could get get 75% apparent attenuation doing this. That is two weeks main fermentation, two weeks in secondary, then two weeks lagering, before bottling. I brewed this begin of June, I think I only tasted it in September.
 
And tasting good too. Tastes like Bush de Noël from Dubuisson brewery. So having it brewed as a Christmas beer definitely succeeded.
 
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13 months old and not a trace of oxidation or other off tastes. Ages pretty well.
 
So, a barley wine then? :p

"If Younger's No.1 is their version of Bass No. 1, what does that make it in terms of style? Piece of **** that one. It makes it a Barley Wine."

Quoted from the text on the page you linked. ;) Scotch ale was just what it got labelled as for sale in England, whilst in Scotland it got labelled as Strong Ale. Again, from the page you linked to.;)

Not that I actually care what you call your beer.
 
Haha, seems you edited your post. I read the last line in the mail you sent. I actually found it funny that you also had chosen the name Crivens! Except in the Facebook group about Terry Pratchett, I don't often (read: never) meet people who read Terry Pratchett. I seem to miss something for C.M.O.T. Dibbler? :-)
 

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