No-Minging Scottish Ale

Grain:

• 18.5 lbs Golden Promise, Thomas Fawcett (UK).
• 0.5 lbs Roasted Barley, Briess (US).
• 1.0 lbs 60L Caramel Malt, Briess (US).

Yeast:

• White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale.
• 4L starter at 70ºF on stir plate for 24 hrs, 37ºF for 18 hrs before decanting.

Hops:

• 1 oz Fuggle (UK) at 60 min.
• 2 oz Fuggle (UK) at 15 min.

Other:

• 1/2 tsp Wyeast Yeast nutrient at 15 min

Mash:

• Used home RO water with a mineral profile of 50 Ca2+, 11 Mg2+, 8 Na+, 45 Cl-, 105 SO42-, 16 HCO3-.
• 10 lbs of Golden Promise in 8 gal water at 149ºF for 60 min. Around 6 ml of 88% lactic acid was added to get the pH to around 5.3.
• Sparged with 1.5 gal water with same mineral and acid additions.
• Remaining 10 lbs of grain at 149ºF for 60 min.

Boil:

• Started with 8.25 gal of wort with a specific gravity around 1.070.
• 120 min.
• Ended with 5.5 gal of wort with a specific gravity around 1.093.

Fermentation:

• Set at 65ºF so far.
• More details TBD.