Sunday, December 18, 2011

We had a great second homebrew keg party last weekend. We killed two kegs--so long pumpkin and wit! Kerry's new Scottish* was a huge hit. We think it's his best all-grain brew yet. Hopefully he's worked out the kinks in his system, and we can look forward to some great new all-grain brews in the new year!


Scottish Heavy 70/-

This is called a 70 shilling ale, which is an old-fashioned way of ordering Scottish ale in Scotland, where the casks were priced in shillings and pence (the - in the name refers to zero pence, since prices were formulated as shillings/pence.)

This recipe has a British pale ale malt base, with steeping grains of honey malt and pale chocolate, which gives the finished beer a dark coloring. A perfect drink for dark winter days!