Belhaven Scottish Ale Recipe?

Jerz · Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:06 am Post subject: Belhaven Scottish Ale Recipe?

Anyone have a Belhaven Scottish Ales Recipe that they would like to share? I'd like this beer in a regular rotation.... ESPECIALLY since it's now $12 per six pack in GA... Very Happy

huaco · Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas

I'm brewing a Wee Heavy Saturday. First time brewing it on my rig. I brewed it on a larger scale last year. Its a proven recipe.

Jerz · Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:50 pm Post subject:

I have never tried a Wee Heavy... well for that matter I've never heard of it. Does it taste much like Belhaven? Do you have a link to the recipe you use?

huaco · Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas

It's a Scottish ale. Just higher ABV.

What I use:
83.7% vienna malt
7% crystal 40
7% wheat malt
2.3% chocolate malt
12 IBU Fuggles
1728 Scottish ale yeast

paszekj · Joined: 29 Feb 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Des Moines, IA

I just brewed the caramelized Scottish 70/- recipe from Brewing Classic Styles by Zainasheff & Palmer. Great book if you don't have it. Anyway, I kegged it yesterday and the gravity sample tasted great, even warm & flat. I would assume it's fairly similar to Belhaven as it's a classic example of the style.

Jerz · Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks huaco... I'm going to note those percentages and work on that Wee Heavy... and thanks paszekj for pointing out the recipe in the book, I just bought the Kindle version... can't have too many books! Smile

huaco · Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas

Mine is still on yeast. I can't wait for this one!
Oh yeah, I pulled somewhere near a gallon of first runnings and caramelized it in another pot. At least I think icaramelized it... It was getting quite thick as in the viscosity of pancake syrup.

Jerz · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:03 am Post subject:

Yup I've been reading about caramelizing the first runnings... this books says to boil 1 gallon of the wort (6 gallon batch) reducing it down until the sugars begin to carmelize... I think pancake syrup sounds better to me.

Jerz · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:45 pm Post subject:

Hey huaco.... I've been meaning to ask.... how did the Wee Heavy turn out? I still haven't tried carmelizing my first running but would like to finally do a Scottish Ale next Brew Session...

Thanks.

huaco · Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas

The flavor profile is pretty awesome! I think I mashed a bit too high though. It's a bit too sweet... I think the kettle caramelized wort added a lot of depth in flavor.
It's in competition now, I'll let you know how the judging turns out. That's going to be a difficult category to do well in! I'll likely be competing with the guy who originated a commercialized recipe off this one...

Jerz · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:42 am Post subject:

I think I'm going to start with the "caramelized Scottish 70/- recipe from Brewing Classic Styles by Zainasheff & Palmer" that paszekj mentioned... tweaking as I feel necessary... keeping it simple and then work up to the Wee Heavy.

Jerz · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:59 pm Post subject:

I brewed a Scottish 70 Caramelized yesterday from the book mentioned above... I'm pretty excited about this one... Caramelized two gallons of first runnings which when cooled was like a candied syrup and boiled for two hours... My legs are sore from running up and down the stairs so much since that's where the kitchen is... Can't wait to have a dedicated brew room but that may have to be a project for next year.