Mor'du Scottish Ale
Brewed: 04/10/2016 Kegged: 04/23/2016
 As I've mentioned before, when the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines came out, there were suddenly new style categories which I had not brewed.
One of these was Category 14, Scottish Ales.
So, in the Spring of 2016, I decided to tackle a Scottish Heavy to satisfy this Category.
The beer is low in alcohol with big caramel malt additions and nice darkish amber color.
Hops are over-shadowed by the malt flavor and only provide enough bitterness to balance out the sweetness a bit.
There are a little bit of English esters in the beer, but not really enough to notice unless you are looking for them.
The beer is medium-heavy in body and has a thick, rich beautiful head.
This is a gorgeous session beer.
The name of this beer comes from the Pixar movie Brave.
Mor'du is the 13-foot-tall "Demon bear" that used to be a man and terrorizes the people in the film.
There is nothing really "Demon bear" about this beer, but Brave did take place in the Scottish Highlands, so it is likely the bear drank its share of Scottish Heavies.
| Mor'du Scottish Ale --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
|
Scottish Heavy |
|
Batch Size |
|
5.50 gal |
| Type |
|
All Grain |
|
Boil Size |
|
7.76 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
|
75.00 |
|
Boil Time |
|
90 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.039 SG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.012 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
15.7 IBUs (Rager) |
|
Alcohol by Volume |
|
3.5 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.405 |
|
|
|
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| Recipe Color |
|
14.8 SRM |
|
|
|
|
| Measured OG: |
|
1.041 |
|
Measured FG: |
|
1.012 |
| ADF: |
|
70 |
|
Measured ABV: |
|
3.8% | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 3.00 g |
Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
1 |
- |
| 5 lbs 8.0 oz |
Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
71.5 % |
| 14.0 oz |
Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
11.4 % |
| 6.0 oz |
Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
4.9 % |
| 6.0 oz |
Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
4.9 % |
| 4.0 oz |
Crystal, Dark (Simpsons) (80.0 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
3.3 % |
| 4.0 oz |
Pale Chocolate Malt (200.0 SRM) |
Grain |
7 |
3.3 % |
| 1.0 oz |
Blackprinz (500.0 SRM) |
Grain |
8 |
0.8 % |
| 0.250 oz |
Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min |
Hop |
9 |
12.4 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
10 |
- |
| 0.250 oz |
Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 15.0 min |
Hop |
11 |
3.3 IBUs |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Other |
12 |
- |
| 1.0 pkg |
SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] |
Yeast |
13 |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 9.61 qt of water at 168.2 F |
156.0 F |
45 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(2.40gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
3g chalk in the
mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=67,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=50,Cl=23,HCO3=157
Mash, sparge, and boil as
directed.
Pitch as close to 60 F as possible. Keep temp below 65 for 2 days,
then let it warm up to room temp (but lower than 72)
Ferment about 2
weeks.
Force carbonate to 2.5 volumes. Condition to taste.
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
|
4/10 |
|
Strike Temp: |
|
170 |
| Mash Temps: |
|
156 to 154 |
| Pre-boil OG |
|
(1.032 SG) |
|
Pre-boil Vol |
|
(7.76 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
|
|
|
Pitch Temp |
|
62 |
| Fermentation |
|
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|
|
|
| Day 1: Going strong 62 |
| Day 2: Kraussen starting to fall 66 |
| Day ... |
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