rodabod
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Here's my attempt at brewing something similar to the excellent Traquair House Ale. It's a very highly regarded Scottish Ale. Modern versions of the style are things like Brewdog's Dogma and Founders Dirty *******.
One of the tricks of this recipe is to take 5L of the first runnings and caramelise this down to around 1L. The way I measured the point if caramelisation was to stop when the wort hit 120c. It was a very thick syrup at this point. This syrup is then added to the remaining wort and boiled as normal. It gives a great flavour using this method.
Quite glad that I can hit 70% efficiency for such a high gravity.
Photos to follow...
HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Traquair House Ale
Brew Method: BIAB
Style Name: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 25 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.061
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.085
Final Gravity: 1.025
ABV (standard): 7.84%
IBU (tinseth): 25.12
SRM (morey): 14.52
FERMENTABLES:
7 kg - United Kingdom - Golden Promise (99%)
0.07 kg - United Kingdom - Roasted Barley (1%)
HOPS:
30 g - East Kent Goldings, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.13, Use: Boil for 45 min, IBU: 13.21
30 g - East Kent Goldings, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.13, Use: Boil for 35 min, IBU: 11.92
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temp: 68 C, Time: 90 min
YEAST:
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Starter: No
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 71%
Flocculation: High
Optimum Temp: 12.78 - 23.89 C
One of the tricks of this recipe is to take 5L of the first runnings and caramelise this down to around 1L. The way I measured the point if caramelisation was to stop when the wort hit 120c. It was a very thick syrup at this point. This syrup is then added to the remaining wort and boiled as normal. It gives a great flavour using this method.
Quite glad that I can hit 70% efficiency for such a high gravity.
Photos to follow...
HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Traquair House Ale
Brew Method: BIAB
Style Name: Strong Scotch Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 25 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.061
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.085
Final Gravity: 1.025
ABV (standard): 7.84%
IBU (tinseth): 25.12
SRM (morey): 14.52
FERMENTABLES:
7 kg - United Kingdom - Golden Promise (99%)
0.07 kg - United Kingdom - Roasted Barley (1%)
HOPS:
30 g - East Kent Goldings, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.13, Use: Boil for 45 min, IBU: 13.21
30 g - East Kent Goldings, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.13, Use: Boil for 35 min, IBU: 11.92
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temp: 68 C, Time: 90 min
YEAST:
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Starter: No
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 71%
Flocculation: High
Optimum Temp: 12.78 - 23.89 C