Scottish Export

[Kennyg]

I would like to make a Scottish Export beer.  I have made Coopers Aberdeen Scotch ale, but it is not quite the same.   I have done a bit of research and found an Edinburgh ale yeast.  I know that the Edinburgh brewers did use hops . In some case quiet heavily in India Pale ales. I suspect that the hops they would have used would have been English traditional style hops.  Anybody have any recipes based on the coopers range that would replicate a scottish export beer.

[Shamus O'Sean]

2 hours ago, Kennyg said:

I would like to make a Scottish Export beer.  I have made Coopers Aberdeen Scotch ale, but it is not quite the same.   I have done a bit of research and found an Edinburgh ale yeast.  I know that the Edinburgh brewers did use hops . In some case quiet heavily in India Pale ales. I suspect that the hops they would have used would have been English traditional style hops.  Anybody have any recipes based on the coopers range that would replicate a scottish export beer.

Hey @Kennyg and welcome to the Forum.

I reckon stay with the Scotch Ale recipe.  However, have a think about what you feel it was missing, compared to your take on a Scottish Export Ale?  If it was just missing some ABV, maybe throw in 500g of Light Dry Malt.  If it was missing bitterness, perhaps do a 15 minute boil of some East Kent Golding hops.  If it was missing caramel flavour, a hot steep of 300g of Crystal Malt would help.

[ben 10]

Molasses...

https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-scottish-export-ale/

 

@PhilboBaggins made a run of scottish beers sometime I recall, the one you are talking about is the heavy, sounds good.

 

I agree with @Shamus O'Sean <<< stick with the Scotch Ale and add some more bitterness/ hoppiness

[davids47]

I have read that take about 3 or 4 LT for your wart and boil it down to make to more caramel then add that to your brew,     ( i think that was to make the old fashion Youngers  export which was quite sweet ,mind you it was 50 years ago when i last had it )