I like Scotch....ales

My brother and I brewed up a scotch ale the other night. We tried a few different techniques and modified what we thought we did wrong with the hefe. Our changes worked. The brew started bubbling much sooner, developing a healthy fermentation earlier than expected.

We also, just for kicks, bottled some of the wort to ferment. The hardcore stuff. OG of 1.14. With enough yeast and sugars to produce upwards of 13 percent abv. Wooo! Hopefully it turns out well. The rest of the batch is going to fall between 6-8 percent abv. Which is still high, but not as high as the little growler will be.

We used five different types of grains, dry and wet malts, and three types of hops. I will divulge the recipe later if I feel it turned out well. No point letting anyone in on our failed secret recipe, right?

The scotch ale is going to be a success though. I can feel it. The IPA turned out great, the red is delicious, if not quite carbonated enough, and the hefe should be ready any day now.

I have also developed a love affair with Olde Main's Off-KILTer Scottish Ale, which has something to do with our recent brew. I will try to scribble out some notes to explain why this is easily in my top five brews. It's not even that hoppy.

More later. Too tired to write much now. The new job is killing me Smalls.