Style: Scottish Light
All StylesStyle Profile
BU:GU
0.31
Hops
2.8 g/L
Mash pH
5.50
Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG 1.049
FG 1.012
IBU 15
ABV 4.9%
SRM
Typical Grain Bill
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
% of Scottish Light recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Bittering 0.9 g/L
Flavour 0.37 g/L
Aroma 0.83 g/L
Whirlpool 0.6 g/L
Common Hops
- 28% East Kent Goldings
- 15% Fuggle
- 8% Cascade
- 4% Challenger
- 4% Northern Brewer
- 3% Centennial
- 3% Golding
- 3% Willamette
- 2% First Gold
- 2% Magnum
% of Scottish Light recipes using each hop
Dry-Hop Rate by Year
g/L · median with IQR range
2019 0 g/L
2020 0 g/L
2024 0 g/L
dated Scottish Light recipes with at least one dry-hop addition
Common Fermentables
- 13% United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale
- 11% American - Caramel / Crystal 120L
- 9% American - Caramel / Crystal 60L
- 8% American - Chocolate
- 8% American - Roasted Barley
- 7% United Kingdom - Golden Promise
- 7% American - Pale Ale
- 6% American - Caramel / Crystal 40L
- 5% United Kingdom - Roasted Barley
- 5% American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 10% Scottish Ale (1728) Wyeast Labs
- 9% SafAle English Ale (S-04) Fermentis
- 8% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
- 6% Edinburgh Ale (WLP028) White Labs
- 3% Nottingham Lallemand
% of Scottish Light recipes using each strain
Mash Profile
- 92% Single Infusion
- 8% Step Mash
- 0% Decoction
% of Scottish Light recipes with mash data
Typical Water Profile
- 80 ppm Ca²⁺
- 5 ppm Mg²⁺
- 24 ppm Na⁺
- 68 ppm Cl⁻
- 80 ppm SO₄²⁻
- 220 ppm HCO₃⁻
median across recipes with a declared water profile
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