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[dungeonbrewer]

Any ideas??? Decided to throw a batch on top my yeast cake I will be bottling today and its a scottish ale yeast..so wanting to do a similar the only prob is that I have no crystal. I have a bunch of other stuff to use..Or if you have a really good scottish ale recipe for all grain and no crystal..send it my way quick

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Any ideas??? Decided to throw a batch on top my yeast cake I will be bottling today and its a scottish ale yeast..so wanting to do a similar the only prob is that I have no crystal. I have a bunch of other stuff to use..Or if you have a really good scottish ale recipe for all grain and no crystal..send it my way quick

What other specialty grains do you have?

[ncbeerbrewer]

Any ideas??? Decided to throw a batch on top my yeast cake I will be bottling today and its a scottish ale yeast..so wanting to do a similar the only prob is that I have no crystal. I have a bunch of other stuff to use..Or if you have a really good scottish ale recipe for all grain and no crystal..send it my way quick

How about using some Caramunich or Caravienne. I have seen some recipes that dont include Crystal malts too for Scottish ales. Just my $0.02.

[dungeonbrewer]

Apparantely I dont have as much as I thought...German munich, smoked peat, belgian biscuit, choc malt, honey malt, aromatic malt..am I getting warmer?

What other specialty grains do you have?

[dungeonbrewer]

How about using some Caramunich or Caravienne. I have seen some recipes that dont include Crystal malts too for Scottish ales. Just my $0.02.

Don't have any of those..

[ncbeerbrewer]

dungeonbrewer Posted Today, 11:29 AM Apparantely I dont have as much as I thought...German munich, smoked peat, belgian biscuit, choc malt, honey malt, aromatic malt..am I getting warmer?

Go with the Honey malt then, use it in a small amount 8oz. Honey malt is like crystal malt but it adds some honey flavor. I have brewed with it before a few times, not sure the honey flavor is strong but I think in a small amount it will stand in for the crystal and you probably won't percieve the honey if you are going for a malty Scottish.

[dungeonbrewer]

Go with the Honey malt then, use it in a small amount 8oz. Honey malt is like crystal malt but it adds some honey flavor. I have brewed with it before a few times, not sure the honey flavor is strong but I think in a small amount it will stand in for the crystal and you probably won't percieve the honey if you are going for a malty Scottish.

Thanks..on my way to grind it up

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Go with the Honey malt then, use it in a small amount 8oz. Honey malt is like crystal malt but it adds some honey flavor. I have brewed with it before a few times, not sure the honey flavor is strong but I think in a small amount it will stand in for the crystal and you probably won't percieve the honey if you are going for a malty Scottish.

I think this is probably what I would do as well given the options listed.

[tag]

You could boil one gallon of first runnings down to a syrup for a caramel flavor and body. That's what I do for my Wee Heavy.

[Jimmy James]

You could boil one gallon of first runnings down to a syrup for a caramel flavor and body. That's what I do for my Wee Heavy.

+1

[dondewey]

Mash really high.

[MtnBrewer]

How about using some Caramunich or Caravienne.

Because he doesn't have any crystal. That's the whole problem.

[Slainte]

There really isn't a substitute for a crystal/caramel malt.But since you're brewing a Scottish Ale, I would say you just need Pale malt and some Roasted Barley.

[dondewey]

Because he doesn't have any crystal. That's the whole problem.

Thanks for that. In case anyone didn't realize, cara=crystal.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

You could boil one gallon of first runnings down to a syrup for a caramel flavor and body. That's what I do for my Wee Heavy.

That's not a bad idea either. I've never thought to try something like this!

[ncbeerbrewer]

I did this with a Scottish Heavy last year. Didn't replace the crystal with it but it was a nice technique and it made a nice addition.