Style: Scottish Export

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Style Profile based on 285 recipes

BU:GU

0.38

Hops

2.3 g/L

Mash pH

5.46

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer
OG
1.04 1.06
1.055
FG
1.01 1.016
1.014
IBU
15 30
21
ABV
3.9% 6%
5.4%
SRM
13 22
Description

A malt-focused, generally caramelly beer with perhaps a few esters and occasionally a butterscotch aftertaste. Hops only to balance and support the malt. The malt character can range from dry and grainy to rich, toasty, and caramelly, but is never roasty and especially never has a peat smoke character. Style Comparison: Similar character to a Wee Heavy, but much smaller.

Examples: Belhaven Scottish Ale, Broughton Exciseman’s Ale, Orkney Dark Island, Pelican MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale, Weasel Boy Plaid Ferret Scottish Ale

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Scottish Export recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.38 g/L 1.51 g/L
1.24 g/L
Flavour
0.22 g/L 1.25 g/L
0.62 g/L
Aroma
0.17 g/L 0.77 g/L
0.68 g/L
Whirlpool
0.55 g/L 1.4 g/L
1.37 g/L
Common Hops

% of Scottish Export recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2020
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2021
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2022
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2023
9.99 g/L 9.99 g/L
9.99 g/L
2024
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L

dated Scottish Export recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 84% Single Infusion
  • 14% Step Mash
  • 2% Decoction

49 recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 100 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 18 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 20 ppm Na⁺
  • 45 ppm Cl⁻
  • 105 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 235 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.