Scottish and Irish
Scottish Export
The 80 shilling: the fullest of the three, with more malt richness and a touch of caramelisation from the long boil, still restrained in hops.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.040 - 1.060
1.040 - 1.060
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.016
1.010 - 1.016
Bitterness
15 IBU - 30 IBU
15 IBU - 30 IBU
Colour
13 SRM - 22 SRM
13 SRM - 22 SRM
Alcohol
3.9% - 6%
3.9% - 6%
Colour also 26-43 EBC
What goes wrong
Getting the caramel from crystal malt alone. The traditional character comes from a long boil that concentrates and lightly caramelises the wort.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.
The rest of the scottish and irish family
Plan a batch to these numbers.