Scottish and Irish
Scottish Light
The 60 shilling: a very low-gravity malty ale with a soft, slightly caramelised character and almost no hop presence. A session beer in the strictest sense.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.030 - 1.035
1.030 - 1.035
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.013
1.010 - 1.013
Bitterness
10 IBU - 20 IBU
10 IBU - 20 IBU
Colour
17 SRM - 22 SRM
17 SRM - 22 SRM
Alcohol
2.5% - 3.2%
2.5% - 3.2%
Colour also 33-43 EBC
What goes wrong
Adding peated malt. The smoky Scottish ale is a modern invention and a small amount of peat overwhelms a beer this delicate.
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.