Scottish and Irish
Scottish Heavy
The 70 shilling, and the middle of the family. Malt-forward, lightly caramelised, clean-finishing, and fermented cool enough to keep the esters down.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.035 - 1.040
1.035 - 1.040
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.015
1.010 - 1.015
Bitterness
10 IBU - 20 IBU
10 IBU - 20 IBU
Colour
13 SRM - 22 SRM
13 SRM - 22 SRM
Alcohol
3.2% - 3.9%
3.2% - 3.9%
Colour also 26-43 EBC
What goes wrong
Fermenting warm. Scottish ales are traditionally fermented cool and a fruity one reads as English rather than Scottish.
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.